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Re:Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor by skybrian on Saturday January 14, 2017 @08:35PM (#13401819)
A common explanation [1] is that California turned deep blue after Prop 187 passed. The only thing to be explained is Schwarzenegger's election, and that was a rather weird one. (Plus, he's an immigrant and not a typical Republican.)

But not everyone buys this. Another explanation is just that California is 38% non-hispanic white and falling. [2][3]

[1] http://www.latinodecisions.com/blog/2013/10/17/prop187effect...

[2] http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/06/california-and...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California

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Re:Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor by oculusthrift on Sunday January 15, 2017 @05:07PM (#13406674)
People seem to forget Schwarzenegger's election was really weird being a recall and having so many people on the ballot. And he is a very large celebrity. After that, the incumbent almost always wins.
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