Do unions count as economics or are they social policy? If economics, California is a right-to-work state and, like the rest of the west, has much less union influence and membership than New England or the Midwest.
I felt it was economically liberal because of the amount of debt they are in.
We're in debt not because we are liberal, but because our last governor gave a handout to every lefty interest group. It was corruption, not ideology.
I voted Michigan, for its heavy union influence.
Well also if Bustamonte would have been elected or Davis had stayed in I'd agree with States because lets face it we were heading that way... But Arnold basically saved us all from getting taxed to death(I'll never forget his one line "when you flush the toilet we are taxed" that was great!).