Calling one ignorant is not an insult. I for example am amazingly ignorant of nuclear physics, plumbing, and a great many things.
You are ignorant of California politics.
To be ignorant simply means to be “uninformed” or “lacking in knowledge.” I did not mean it in the pejorative.
Thanks. It was the "astounding" part that made me believe it was an insult, as if I was supposed to know.
It's funny how written words can have a different feel and connotation than a verbal conversation with the same words. Anyhow, no hard feelings.