The GOP GOTV effort, especially in Southern California, was simply a train wreck:
Turnout in Donk Strongholds:
Alameda County - 45.0%
Contra Costa County - 53.5%
Los Angeles County - 45.0%
Marin County - 51.8%
San Francisco County - 40.7%
Santa Clara County - 48.8%
Turnout in GOP Strongholds in So Cal:
Orange County - 36.7%
Riverside County - 34.5%
San Bernardino County - 36.8%
San Diego County - 43.9%
Ventura County - 36.8%
Statewide Turnout = 43.8%
It makes you wonder if they weren't targeting households that would approve the bonds.
From their perspective, maybe it wasn't a train wreck.
:-(
It seems too many in the GOP were counting on Arnold's lead depressing Democrat turnout. They didn't take into account the excitement a lot of California liberals would have when they saw the Democrats taking control of Congress.
Also, flooding voters' mailboxes with mail and voicemails with phone calls does not necessarily equal an effective GOTV operation.