Then you have the largest government employee union base in the country that easily out spend Whitman. They always send hundreds of millions into campaigns and buy lots of ads making emotional pleas that especially the women in our state fall for every time.
I think there is a built in automatic 39% of the vote from all the people on welfare or workfare with the government, so when there is an election, all the Democrats have to do is get 11% +1 vote. The others have to get 50% + 1 vote.
The stupidity or selfishness of the voters here almost outshine the illegal immigration problems of the state.
You have people here that vote the demise of business here and are willing to vote themselves higher taxes.
Now IMO the votes like that are from people who don't make money. As more and more leave the state that do have money, the pain will work it's way down IMO and the people of the dole will have their hands out all the way down to the dust IMO.
In addition to the facts you mentioned, I’d guess that in CA many of the wealthier areas (for example San Francisco) also vote heavily Democratic. If they ever get tired of eve-higher taxes, the GOP may stand a chance. Why that has not happened already I don’t know.