San Francisco and Los Angeles are Democrat strongholds. But the state really is 50/50. Remember, we had 8 years of Deukmajian and 8 years of Pete Wilson. Also we had 8 years of Ronald Reagan. (moment of silence). The Republicans can once again ascend to leadership of California, but not by alienating the base like the country-club-patrician-pragmatist Republicans are wont to do.
Do you happen to have a source for that?