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In GOP They Trust (CA trending Republican)
LA Times ^ | 12/24/04 | Maria L. La Ganga

Posted on 12/24/2004 11:13:29 AM PST by BurbankKarl

MURRIETA, Calif. — As four vintage military planes soared above the second annual Veterans Day parade here last month, all eyes turned skyward.

Suddenly, one plane veered west, alone. The empty space where the plane had flown was a tribute to those who've died in defense of freedom. Eyes misted over. Young parents snapped pictures. Old men saluted.

Mayor Jack van Haaster commemorated the somber fly-by: "We give tribute to those whose lives were lost in service to their country." Then he clambered into a shiny convertible to lead high school bands and candy-tossing Marines, car clubs and Scout troops on a mile-long swing around the unfinished center of this fast-growing, young, Republican city.

Here in the stout heart of red California, voters snort with disdain when they hear that President Bush's strong victory caught America's Democrats by surprise. Not a single Murrieta precinct swung Sen. John Kerry's way in the bitterly fought 2004 election; in many parts of town, 70% or more of the electorate cast ballots for Bush — a strong show of red unity in one of America's bluest states.

The same values that drew voters here to Bush in the first place also led many of them to Murrieta, the self-proclaimed gem of the Temecula Valley, where streets are safe, schools are good and housing is more affordable than in many other parts of California.

"People come here with their families, and they want a conservative lifestyle that they can re-create," said Mayor Pro Tem Kelly Seyrato, who moved here nearly 15 years ago with his wife from Los Angeles County so they could buy a house and start a family. "We were able to recapture the fresh neighborhood of the '60s feel…. It had a lot of promise out here."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: eggnog; realignment
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The LA Times editors must be drunk to let this article pass by...
1 posted on 12/24/2004 11:13:30 AM PST by BurbankKarl
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Bush lost California resoundingly last month, so it is easy to forget that more people voted for him in this state than in any other in America. With population and political clout clustered in Democratic Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area, it's also easy to overlook the rapid spread of conservative California.

Since 1992, the number of California counties with more registered Republicans than voters of any other party has nearly tripled, from 13 to 37 out of 58. That growth has shaped exurbs such as Murrieta, where "we're red. We're getting redder … [and] the Democrats don't even bother to organize," said Shaun Bowler, professor of political science at UC Riverside.

2 posted on 12/24/2004 11:15:32 AM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

I agree, even in Contra Costa County which is just east of Oakland and Bezerkely it is still blue but not as blue as S.F or Alameda county (oakland).. I think one thing too is that the REpublican party here has also been a bit disorganized arguing between the moderates and conservatives...we should find common ground amongst ourselves and go from there. I know some people think Arnold it too liberal on social issues but he is better than some of the Dems around here. We should slowly try and get more power, and shape our future from there.....merry xmas to all.....


3 posted on 12/24/2004 11:21:36 AM PST by NorCalRepub
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To: BurbankKarl

That may be true oh great and mystical "BK" (just kidding), but one issue does concern me. Is the state turning right, or is it's Republican leadership...


4 posted on 12/24/2004 11:22:58 AM PST by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservat)
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To: BurbankKarl

Has anyone had a Temecula wine ? It gets very hot down there. It must affect the sugar content adversely.


5 posted on 12/24/2004 11:24:10 AM PST by Gaetano
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To: BurbankKarl
If the GOP could even be competitive there in a future Presidential election the impact would be huge. The Dems would be forced to spend a lot of time and money defending a state they must carry in order to have a shot at winning. This would draw their resources away from the battleground Midwestern states.
6 posted on 12/24/2004 11:24:40 AM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: BurbankKarl
The LA Times editors must be drunk to let this article pass by...

Amen to that statement!

7 posted on 12/24/2004 11:25:46 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: BurbankKarl

It's not Red & Blue States - It's Red States & Blue Counties.


8 posted on 12/24/2004 11:26:01 AM PST by Digger
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To: mainepatsfan
If the GOP could even be competitive there in a future Presidential election the impact would be huge.

It could happen out here....

The DemonicRats have made a real mess of things....and Arnoold could move a lot faster...he may have to go in 2006....not sure how we can pull that off though.

9 posted on 12/24/2004 11:29:30 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Naive, Naive, Naive! The registration of 500,000 illegals between now and the next election shall solve all left wing problems. Start to grasp the concept! We are beyond normal political solutions.


10 posted on 12/24/2004 11:30:46 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

That mess in Washington right now could tip that state to the GOP as well in 2008. Dare we dream of a Red state America reaching the Pacific? (No I'm not forgetting Alaska!)


11 posted on 12/24/2004 11:31:56 AM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: BurbankKarl
Once California returns to being a "Red State" -- there will never be another close presidential election.
12 posted on 12/24/2004 11:32:37 AM PST by BenLurkin (Big government is still a big problem.)
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To: Digger

Exactly!! A lot of the blue states have mostly red counties. The big urban counties overwhelm the rest of the state.


13 posted on 12/24/2004 11:33:11 AM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: BenLurkin

If that happens it'll be a return to the Reagan type landslides. The elections will be over before midnight for a change.


14 posted on 12/24/2004 11:34:39 AM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: Digger
Yup!


15 posted on 12/24/2004 11:38:05 AM PST by BenLurkin (Big government is still a big problem.)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

Illegal aliens can't vote, and as far as I know they have little to no interest in voting.

Even legal hispanics vote way below the rate that would be associated with their percentage of the population.

I hear a lot of hysterical statements like this, and I'd love to see them backed up by facts.

D


16 posted on 12/24/2004 11:40:31 AM PST by daviddennis (;)
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To: BurbankKarl

Here in Placer County (Sacramento-area), the majority of voters are registered Republicans. Look at a county by county map of California--California was predominantly red except for the idiots (off the chart weirdos) in San Francisco and LA.


17 posted on 12/24/2004 11:46:25 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: daviddennis

Back up with facts-that is the last thing people using that statement ever wish to hear! Go look! Go listen! By the way submit your "facts" to back up your statements.


18 posted on 12/24/2004 11:50:06 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Socialist stinkholes....is what they are.

Filled with elitists and their peons!


19 posted on 12/24/2004 11:51:37 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: BurbankKarl
CA trending Republican

That would feel more true if we hadn't reelected every Democrat incumbent (Republicans too, to be fair). I hope Arnold gets behind the redistricting reform initiative. That's the only thing short of a crow bar or dynamite that'll loosen an incumbent's stranglehold on office.

20 posted on 12/24/2004 11:53:22 AM PST by John Jorsett
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