Reply #106: Link to the official election results in Excel format and a question for sfexpat2000 [View All]

http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/gov.xls

I'm not trying to 'jack the thread or start a flame fest here, but could someone please explain how the result could have been fudged to the extent that Arnold Schwarzenegger got nearly 1.5 million more votes than did Phil Angelides? In spite of the known problems with election systems and procedural irregularities I just can't see how fraud could have been carried out on that massive of a scale; and have our legislature and judiciary not do something about it.

The truth is painful sometimes. Remember, we did elect Ronald Reagan as our governor and also helped carry him to the Presidency twice.

Don't underestimate the diversity or unpredictability of California voters. Most of our counties are rural and lean strongly Republican. The only big counties that Phil carried were Alameda by a lot and Los Angeles not by much.