No, they are not “eating their own”.. San Bernardino is a Republican-leaning county:
http://vote2004.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/36.htm
San Bernardino County
John F. Kerry Democratic 227,789 43.6 43.6 Percent of Votefiller
* George W. Bush Republican 289,306 55.4 55.4 Percent of Votefiller
Michael Anthony Peroutka American Independent 1,473 0.2 .2 Percent of Votefiller
David Cobb Green 1,247 0.2 .2 Percent of Votefiller
Michael Badnarik Libertarian 1,714 0.4 .4 Percent of Votefiller
Leonard Peltier Peace & Freedom 1,248 0.2 .2) Percent of Votefiller
I stand corrected! I didn't know there were any real conservatives left in the state.
How could Leonard Peltier be on the ballot in that election? Isn’t he in jail?