I noticed that turnout was way down in the OC. They cast over 1,000,000 votes in 2004 and only 830,000 in 2008. I have a cousin who lives there and works in LA and he said many of the Republicans left the polls after Ohio was called for Obama.
I really don't get that phenomenon. It's not like McCain had any realistic chance of winning California anyway. And there were important initiatives on the ballot. (BTW - what is that redistricting initiative that is barely winning about?)
Has California even started counting absentees yet?
