I asked throughout the nite for folks to weigh in. Some samplings…

10:21 am Wednesday…from Bryan Bloom, Priority Moving…

"Californian’s are best known for riding waves except political ones. We are the only state that allows the Democrats complete control of the government, even after they have proven they cannot effectively govern. "We have earned our reputation again as kooks, as voters turned down virtually every proposition to increase taxes or government spending yet voted in leaders at every level known for increasing taxes or government spending. Thus my neighbor doesn’t want his taxes increased, just mine. Get ready for more gridlock, more exodus from the state of jobs and wealth, and brace for increased wasteful spending and higher taxes and unemployment."____

10 am Wednesday…See Steve Baldwin’s SD Rostra post on the Tea Party and Nick Popaditch…

No tidal… Read More

In the world outside of California, the GOP: Six new U.S. Senators, Sixty new U.S. House Members – and control of the House of Representatives, at least ten new Governors, and picked up 10 new state legislative chambers. Wow, what a GREAT night for the GOP – everywhere else. Here in California, the GOP: Lost the Governorship (if you feel we had it), lost every statewide election (except maybe one), may have picked up two (or maybe zero, they’re that close) House seats, appear to have stayed even in the State Senate, lost a seat in the Assembly. California voters spoke loud and clear about tax increases, rejecting Prop. 21, Prop. 24 and Measure D in San Diego. Be careful what you ask for: With the passage of Prop. 25 and Prop. 26, it appears that Democrats will be able to draw up their own spending plans for California, but will need GOP votes for any tax OR fee increases. Have fun! Especially with the state budget implications of the passage of Prop. 22… While Governor races and state legislative chamber holds and switches are being talked about by pundits this morning … Read More

There is America, and then apparently there is California. Despite hiccups from the Secretary of State’s website, everyone in the media (AP, FNC, CapWeekly, SacBee, and more) are calling the Governor’s race for Jerry Brown, and the U.S. Senate race for Barbara Boxer. Blech.… Read More

The Secretary of State’s website is giving error codes instead of election results. Try the LA Times for results.… Read More

The results are starting to come in — but it is way too early to try and figure out much of anything. So enjoy Fox News or your favorite TV channel, and peek over at the Secretary of State’s website.… Read More

Take a quick tour of the main ballroom here at the Irvine Hyatt Hotel, site of the California Republican Party’s Victory Night Celebration. This short video will show you the view from the podium at which, later tonight, Carly Fiorina will address supporters and the public — and we also harass some television reporters! Check it out… (Image may be grainy for a little while until You Tube processes the download.) … Read More

Later on tonight, after the polls close in California, we’ll be doing some blogging here on the results. In the meantime, polls are closing back east and I find that I am looking at both the Politico and National Journal websites.

I am already tweeting so you can see that here.… Read More

One of the cardinal principles of sportsmanship is to be a gracious winner. Every kid in little league is told to be kind and considerate to the fellow players they just bested in a competition. Apparently that principle is something that Arnold Schwarzenegger either 1) was not taught or 2) doesn’t care to follow.

This morning the governor issued the obligatory congratulatory press release praising the San Francisco Giants’ World Series win. But he didn’t stop at simply congratulating his state’s winning baseball team: he went on to attack the home state of the defeated Texas Rangers. Schwarzenegger used his press release to not only do some inappropriate campaigning against Proposition 23, he attacked Texas for having “dirty oil companies”.