Which State was the first to elect that ideological fire brand Ronald Reagan? What State does Free Republic come from? Politically, California was a very different place when it elected Reagan than it is now. It also used to elect Republican senators and mayors of major cities.
Many people want to make some present day comparisons to Reagan's era and none of them really fit. Times have changed.
No kidding. It is also a different place politically from when we recalled a Dem governor and replaced him with a Republican who we had high hopes for - only to have those hopes dashed with Rino business as usual out of Sac-town.