tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192608556394093971.post7571509182732927736..comments2022-01-29T10:42:53.084-08:00Comments on Election Insights and Analysis: California NotesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192608556394093971.post-17106107774451357782012-04-13T21:43:06.723-07:002012-04-13T21:43:06.723-07:00I've never seen much evidence of that. Washing...I've never seen much evidence of that. Washington's top two doesn't show it happening. People continually vote for 3rd parties that have no hope of winning. They know this. On the other hand, most people don't know that a Democrat is certain to win this district. They want to vote Republican and think that if they don't vote for him, he'll never win. <br /><br />Look at Berman's 2010 district. He won it 69%-22%, with a Libertarian getting 8%. Boxer won it 70%-25%. Whitman won it 69%-26%. The district had 56% registered Democrats and 17% registered Republicans. If anything there's an indication that either Democrats voted Republican or independents disproportionally did so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192608556394093971.post-63810416756295918532012-04-13T20:38:07.750-07:002012-04-13T20:38:07.750-07:00Many Republican's have voted for a Democrat in...Many Republican's have voted for a Democrat in special elections when they didn't think a Republican could win. Why not here?LA Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034981097012903431noreply@blogger.com