[Crichton]

I hardly expect candidates to concede Cali over a year before the election.

What Perry actually said was that he would campaign there and expected to win some support from Indies & Dems. No mention of wasting tens of millions in futile advertising.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

H: If you ran would you aspire to campaign in California and win that in the general election?

P: Yes sir, I actually have had that conversation....