I don’t like Carly at all, but in today’s California, Ronald Reagan himself would have zero chance of winning a statewide election.
It’s swung from 57/41R in 1984 to 61/37D in 2008 and 2012.
Yea, she happened to be running though when Republicans had a tidal wave of support and picked up an amazing six senate seats. Her election was also not too long after Scott Brown won Mass. in the special election.