[Huck]

Seriously. Cali is blue country. Why bother?

[EDINVA]

try telling Ahnold.

Kevrok has it right ... if Bush's campaign has that much money and makes CA competitive, even tho they know they'll likely lose it, it forces Kerry to defend his own turf, using up his scant resources.

CA beyond SF/LA is red if you look at all their recent election results ... of course it's like saying only NYC and Albany are blue in that state.

[Dales]

If I had to guess, the reasons are threefold.

1) Try to limit Kerry's advantage in California to help open up a lead in the nationwide popular vote as measured by the opinion polls. If the "race" according to the various national polls appears close, it helps Kerry raise money.

2) Help keep California relatively manageable to help out Jones' in the Senate race.

3) One never knows. Maybe California can be swayed.

Reason 1 is probably the main reason though.

[Malchus]

I go to school in Mass. and I saw a Bush ad here the other day; that seems like much more of a waste of money than cali