"Or, more likely, and supported by the voting results, Conservatives did show up in force. Props 73 and 75, the most conservative of the measures, faired the best and almost passed. They passed in almost 60% of the counties. That could not have happened without a strong conservative turnout."
Wrong. It could and did happen with a weak conservative turnout. When you look closely at the margins in those counties, what should have been 75/25 votes were 55/45.
As I said, nearly 60% of the counties passed Props 73 and 75. That is 34 and 33 counties, respectively. You are saying they should have passed by 75/25? The numbers just do NOT support that.
The county with the highest Republican registration in the state is Placer County, with 52%. If you look at only the Dems and Reps (ignoring Greens, etc), the highest percentage of Republicans is still Placer County (64%/36%). While you and Arnold would like to blame this on all those evil conservatives, the numbers don't support your story. But feel free to keep makin' this stuff up!