[Torie]

One would think it would be more polarized. It suggests that the labels have a certain lack of content to them. Even more odd is that the numbers are even in the Central Valley (pretty conservative), as well as pretty even in the very liberal Bay area, and LA County, with the most pro area Nortern California outside the Bay area (quite conservative). It is only Socal outside LA county, where the numbers are pretty decisively against. It is a very odd pattern, and suggests that liberals without kids, or well to do, are against, and conservatives with kids, and not well to do, are for.

Conservatives will take hand outs with the best of them. That is my hypothesis.

[calcowgirl]

Some of the articles I read could offer other reasons.

The way the law is written, many people who already send their kids to preschool (and can afford it) would be covered in this plan. As such, many of the super-liberals oppose it because they think it should be more of a welfare program for the poor.

On the right side of the aisle, you see opposition for many reasons:
- Oppose state funding for more social programs
- See it as an opportunity for Reiner-like-minds to get access to children earlier
- See the requirement for credentialing of pre-school educators as unnecessary and destructive to many private institutions in operation today
- etc.

[SierraWasp]

It's EASY to understand!

Everybody prefers the conservative label over the dastardly liberal label! Millions will tell a pollster they are conservative while either having no real understanding of the definition, or just thinking it's a good label unless anyone thinks it makes them appear too harsh and not easy-going enough.

Over the years I've seen many FReepers claim the obligatory conservative label to fit in to this site, some who are clueless what it really means to be a consistent conservative over who they support and what issues they should be lined up with and supporting.

Some even think to this very day that being identified/registered as or voting for any Republican is enough. Really! That's what it is... just a comfort zone! That's all it is to far too many people, especially here in CA!!!