[NormsRevenge]

I have voted for Dem governor candidates before in California (I stray more in state races than federal races), but I will not this time.

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I never have voted dem, in some ways , I feel like I am being forced to. I have not completely ruled out voting for him, tho the odds are very slim, PHILth is not even an option.

I agree with your statements re: state v federal races

[Torie]

Voting third party is just not voting, absent highly unusual circumstances, not in play here. It is not as if voting third party is going to influence much of anything in California, in state races at least. The state does not work that way. It is all about image, and celebrity, and perceptions, with voters quite uninformed about state issues. State issues, unless something really hot button comes up, ala illegal immigration, or fiscal collapse, tend to be once complex and boring. Neither are much in play in this particular race, since there is not that much distance between the two.