I also tend to think Senator McCain didn’t do as well in CA as he should of, because of Governor Schwarzenegger.
If I remember correctly, Republican voter turnout in Orange County was way down. I suspect it had a lot to do with a lot of people being very disappointed with Governor Schwarzenegger and they decided they’d learned their lesson.
I, for one, can’t really blame them.
The current crop of “Republicans” have not done anything to deserve being in control of government.
Orange County still went for McCain though, while San Diego and Riverside didn’t.