For those who don't know, that was the Tea Party Republican who won.
He lost last November to the establishment Republican incumbent, and Compton in this race was the establishment Republican.
The (L) candidate should give up this fantasy about a third party, and become an (R); he's bright, he's articulate, he's got good ideas, but he's going nowhere as a member of a third party. He really wants the job, and it's a shame he ran behind, of all people, the big guy, but damn it, he has to think.