Peter: I sympathize with your plight about how to vote in California. You want to behave as a principled conservative but you also want your vote to count, so you’re torn between McClintock and Arnold S. If only McClintock shows that he’s a viable candidate, you say you’ll be for him. But how is McClintock supposed to “make tracks” in the next two weeks if people like you don’t get behind him right now? Did you vote for Bill Simon last year in the governor’s election because you considered him the most viable rightward candidate? McClintock, in his race for comptroller, earned more total votes than Simon did–he came closer to victory, losing to his better-financed opponent by a fraction of a percent. He was a viable candidate last year and remains one today–perhaps even more viable than AS in a one-on-one race against Bustamante. It’s time to lead, my friend, not follow the polls! If you want McClintock to “make tracks,” then lend him your running shoes.