"That is it in a nutshell, the single-issue, conservative "purists" who, if they can't get everything their way, will sit it out and "send a message". The message is "Liberals survive another election."
Amazing isn't it. My wife voted late after she finished working just before the polls closed. She was able to scan who voted in our cul de sac as she signed the roster.
Every liberal voted at least once. We were the only conservatives/republicans out of 3 couples, who voted. Since then I have talked to the two conservative guys who didn't vote. They were mad at Arnold for something he did or didn't do. So they didn't bother to vote. I told both of them that the union thugs and libs in Sacramento thanked them. They just shrugged.
Yeah, Republican/Conservative indifference is what the RATS' are counting on to keep them alive.
While there I asked a friend working the Reps side how busy they were so far his answer "About forty people all morning!" At that point I knew the propositions wouldn't pass.