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Originally posted by Spanky
Don't forget that Tom McClintock ran against Arnold (it was an open election - no primaries - everyone on the same ticket) and Arnold still won by a landslide even with McClintock getting fifteen percent of the vote. So even if the archconservatives sit it out we can still win.
A moderate Republican can win in New York (Giuliani) California, Mass (current governor), Ohio, Penn (Spector), New Jersey (Whitman) Michigan and Illinois. They would have a strong shot in Florida and Texas (depending on how many conservatives bail). I think that is a majority of the electoral college right there.
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spank, I love ya, and I know you know far more political strategy than I, but come on. Arnold is not representative of a "normal" candidate of any stripe.
As for some of the others, Spector is not a moderate. Whitman is okay but she is probably the left side of moderate, notwithstanding her book, Giuliani is somewhat of a special case, but I don't think he could beat hitlery in NY. Sadly.
