Schwarzenegger Gets Endorsement of Darrell Issa ^
Posted by Wolfstar to miloklancy
On News/Activism ^ 09/26/2003 2:24 PM EDT #170 of 494 ^
...the reason the Dems have been thriving in CA for so long, is because Republicans have fought more with one another than Democrats...
Speaking as a life-long Republican who has long volunteered for the party here in the greater Los Angeles area even in between elections, I can attest to just how right you are on this point. The people who typically support a Tom McClintock (or Pat Buchannan, or Alan Keyes, or Ross Perot), are a mix of the ultra hard Right, and single-issue voters (2nd Amendment, pro life, taxes, etc.), and the perpetually disgruntled who are always dissatisfied with "the establishment." They make up roughly 2% to 5% of the electorate during any given election cycle. In a state like California with a very large Dem advantage in voter registrations, that small percent frequently makes a difference in tight local, assembly, and congressional races. They seldom have an impact on statewide and presidential races, however, although the recall is not a typical statewide race.
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