I like to envision California as divided between East California and West California, or shitkickers and surfers. West Californians speak Hollywood English; East Californians sometimes have a distinctive accent that I can't even attempt to imitate. There are of course political attitudes to match. But since so much of West California is big, dense cities, the state as a whole is reliably "blue."
But I'd note that Democrats, at least, are not a uniform population. On one hand, you have organized labor Democrats. On another hand, you have ethnic minority Democrats. And on a third hand, you have the growing population of "creative class" Democrats. The three groups aren't a good fit. Republicans don't seem to have quite as marked a set of internal divisions, but that's partly because the party has been driving out the old-time Republicans who want the government to leave people alone; on the other hand, they can still produce splits, as when a majority of House Republicans voted against the Bush administrations financial proposals.
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Date: 2008-10-15 06:12 am (UTC)But I'd note that Democrats, at least, are not a uniform population. On one hand, you have organized labor Democrats. On another hand, you have ethnic minority Democrats. And on a third hand, you have the growing population of "creative class" Democrats. The three groups aren't a good fit. Republicans don't seem to have quite as marked a set of internal divisions, but that's partly because the party has been driving out the old-time Republicans who want the government to leave people alone; on the other hand, they can still produce splits, as when a majority of House Republicans voted against the Bush administrations financial proposals.