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Karasu

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27. Well, yeah. Because CA has the most PEOPLE in the country. The actual percentage of registered Republicans to Dems

Reply to SomedayKindaLove (Reply #22)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:46 PM

16 hrs ago

in the state is quite different.

Red states are red states because of the overwhelming PERCENTAGE of registered Republicans to Democrats (as well as voter turnout and insane gerrymandering, of course, but that's a whole other discussion).

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I don't understand the purpose of this "jungle" voting system. Escape Yesterday #1

Nobody "wins" yet MichMan Yesterday #2

Not an expert on CA politics. SamuelAdams Yesterday #3

Why in the world would Californians be voting Republican Dee0909 21 hrs ago #14

Democrats have a lot more votes combined than Hilton. LisaL 20 hrs ago #17

There are plenty of republicans in CA jgmiller 19 hrs ago #18

Anyone who's still voting Republican for any reason after 1/6 and everything else that's happened in the last 10 years Karasu 16 hrs ago #28

Yep. I live in a light blue neighborhood in SoCal, in between the blue west side of the county and the red east county. chia 15 hrs ago #34

There's more Republicans in CA SomedayKindaLove 16 hrs ago #22

To bad the MAGA voters nationwide just done don't move enmasse to only one of the deep red states. cstanleytech 16 hrs ago #26

Well, yeah. Because CA has the most PEOPLE in the country. The actual percentage of registered Republicans to Dems Karasu 16 hrs ago #27

The same may be said about the democrats , in CA. bobalew 15 hrs ago #29

CA has more GOP voters than the next two largest states obamanut2012 16 hrs ago #23

I'm with you! moose65 22 hrs ago #9

It was Schwarzenegger's brain child LeftInTX 21 hrs ago #13

It was Abel Maldonado's baby. Arnie went along to get Maldonado's support for his budget. RockRaven 15 hrs ago #31

It prevents run-offs by keeping the general election to two candidates instead of RockRaven 15 hrs ago #30

"The top two Democrats are splitting about 50%" Polybius 13 hrs ago #36

Californians Proving Mr.Bee Yesterday #4

No it isn't. The inane jungle primary distorts reality. That was another wonderful gift that Schwarzenegger lostincalifornia 23 hrs ago #6

I don't live in California, but I think I would hate this system if I did. ShazzieB 22 hrs ago #10

You and I are on the same page. lostincalifornia 22 hrs ago #11

California inland is red, no surprises there. I am surprised about a couple coastal counties I didn't expect chia 23 hrs ago #7

Like most states, the minute you leave the city it turns red. maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #19

Never Ceases To Amaze Me Mr.Bee 23 hrs ago #8

Wrong -- GOP love them some Steve Hilton obamanut2012 16 hrs ago #24

The good news is... SpankMe 23 hrs ago #5

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Thank you. BlueKota 18 hrs ago #20

If Hilton wins the primary I bet the 🍊🐖💩 will endorse him and he will lose biggly in California ! kimbutgar 20 hrs ago #16

He has already endorsd Hilton obamanut2012 16 hrs ago #25

But an in person rally with him would be a disaster. kimbutgar 15 hrs ago #32

The Term Undecided makes it seem Karma13612 17 hrs ago #21

Pretty dumb system (IMHO) Timewas 15 hrs ago #33

There's this. BadgerMom 14 hrs ago #35