[William Tell]

The September 9th California Freeper totals... 

   McClintock 174 = 64% 
   Arnold 89 = 33% 

The September 9th unknown states Freeper totals...

   McClintock 144 = 50%
   Arnold 143 = 50%

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Does anybody care to hazard a guess as to why the percentages are different based on Freepers identifying Kalifornia as their home state? This would appear to be a statistically significant difference.

Can it be that Kalifornian Freepers are more fed up with the liberal agenda and are more offended by the idea that one can solve a budget crisis by earmarking $450 billion dollars of tax money for child care or $60 million dollars for hydrogen fueling stations? That's one possibility.

Another is that gun-owners in other states are much less sensitive to the disarmament campaign which has gone so far in Kalifornia and with which Arnold finds no objection. That is what motivates me.

[Kevin Curry]

Can it be that Kalifornian Freepers are more fed up with the liberal agenda and are more offended by the idea that one can solve a budget crisis by earmarking $450 billion dollars of tax money for child care or $60 million dollars for hydrogen fueling stations?

68 grunt and Fair Opinion sing, "If that's liberalism, gimmee another heapin' helpin'!"

[SteveH]

Another is that gun-owners in other states are much less sensitive to the disarmament campaign which has gone so far in Kalifornia and with which Arnold finds no objection. That is what motivates me.

They came for Californians' guns, but the out-of-staters did not stand up against them.

"We don't live in California," they reasoned...

[jmc813]

Does anybody care to hazard a guess as to why the percentages are different based on Freepers identifying Kalifornia as their home state?

I find it very telling myself.

[RGSpincich]

$450 billion dollars of tax money for child care

Wow, what's the total budget?

[skeeter]

INTERESTING data.

Kinda validates a feeling I've been having about this whole debate recently.

[Snuffington]

Does anybody care to hazard a guess as to why the percentages are different based on Freepers identifying Kalifornia as their home state?

I saw the same thing when Jesse Ventura was our governor. For the longest time, Freepers seemed to think he was a conservative. Up close and personal, we saw that he governed like a moderate Democrat from day one. In everything from his appointments to his policies to his vetoes.

But outside the state Jesse's celebrity factor proved blinding to otherwise politically astute people. I think you're seeing the same sort of thing with Arnold now.

[SteveH]

Obviously, non-Californians are better informed than Californians as to who is a better candidate, McC or Arnold.

DUH! ...

;-)