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Originally posted by Penske_Account
I am okay with that. I think California is probably an anamoly. I am not sure there are 4-5M others around the country, just waiting for the religious right to leave. If there had been, Reagan wouldn't have needed to cozy up to Falwell.
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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.
