[BurbankKarl]

The LA Times editors must be drunk to let this article pass by...

[BurbankKarl]

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.

[Gaetano]

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

[mainepatsfan]

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.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The LA Times editors must be drunk to let this article pass by...

Amen to that statement!

[BenLurkin]

Once California returns to being a "Red State" -- there will never be another close presidential election.

[John Jorsett]

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.

[Toidylop]

I got a few friends living in the area. The most conservative folks I've known :). You've thunk that you'd walk thru a little midwestern town.

[Lancey Howard]

"We were able to recapture the fresh neighborhood of the '60s feel….

I grew up in a new suburban neighborhood in the '60s. It was good.
Liberal scumbag Democrats absolutely cringe at the thought....

[HarryCaul]

You'll note the implicit equation: "Appreciation for veteran's sacrifices = Republican".

While we all know it's true, it's rare to see a major media outlet admit it.

[guitarist]

I think Demos probably peaked in California in the late 90's. There is just a long way for the Repbulicans to come back. Big Christian families and conservative immigrants will boost our vote, while the mushy brains of youth trained in public schools will boost the liberals' vote. Give us the trend, but it may take a long time to pass 50 percent!

[McGavin999]

If you read the story you can see then end of the democrat party. These are family people. Most of them have a number of children. Now, go interview the democrats in their stronghold and see how many children you find.

[ken21]

amazing.

you're right, after having read the l.a. times for 18 years this article has some insights not normally available in especially the last decade of political correctness.

there must be legions of people living in that valley and burning rubber to los angeles or san diego.

the 15 up that steep mountain immediately south of temecula is amazing. no matter how much you're over ths speed limit, someonelse is going faster.

sad thing, that valley from riverside-temecula-hemet-moreno valley needs another freeway or two.

unbelievable--how they could build the housing developments they're building without more freeways. there needs to be one north-south from moreno valley thru' hemet and into san diego county. and at least one east-west freeway.

[Positive]

"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."

The Temecula Valley, containing Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar is the fasting growing part of the 2nd fasting growing county in California. Placer County is fastest with a population of approximately 292,000. With over 1.8 million folks, Riverside County has more population than 15 of our States.

As the proud owner of TemeculaValley.com I am going to develop it into a Community/Content/Commerce portal for the valley once I have accumulated enough capital to do it right.

Visit the Temecula Valley, Southern California Wine Country...and a great place to live. (Lots of green because of thesix excellent golf courses there.

P.S. California Red and Blue...

The wide, long red county in the deep South, with 58% Bush is Riverside County.

[Positive]

I'm not color blind, I should have said Red/Green California map instead of Red/Blue...leave it to California government to "go against the flow."

[Smogger]

"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."

Not to mention financing a huge portion of the national election, without the benefit of watching ONE Bush ad. And don't forget it California haters.