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California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« on: May 17, 2026, 08:25:36 am »
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California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
By Katie Jerkovich
Published May 16, 2026, 8:04 p.m. ET
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Could the state of California actually be turning red?

Early voters in the Golden State have already returned more than 900,000 ballots ahead of the June 2 Primary, showing a massive surge in Republican votes compared to four years ago for the governor’s race.

A post on Saturday from the research firm Political Data (PDI) showed that out of 905,889 ballots that have been returned, 37% were from Republicans, with Republican returns up 11% compared to the same stage of the 2022 midterms.

 
More than 900,000 ballots ahead of the June 2 Primary show a massive surge in Republican votes.
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More shocking is the fact that the data showed 41% of Democrats who have returned their ballots, down 13 points from the same moment in the primary election four years ago.

When comparing the 2022 numbers to 2026 the difference is stark.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/california-sees-massive-surge-in-republican-votes-as-more-than-900k-ballots-already-returned/
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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2026, 08:29:29 am »
I wonder how many of those votes will change their minds to democrats by the official count day? *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2026, 09:02:56 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on May 17, 2026, 08:25:36 am

When comparing the 2022 numbers to 2026 the difference is stark.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/california-sees-massive-surge-in-republican-votes-as-more-than-900k-ballots-already-returned/

We’ll see.  I know better than to get my hopes up about motor-voter, count-into-December California.
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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2026, 10:25:00 am »
I don't know how many votes Cali Democrats will need to win, but I know how many they will use.
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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2026, 08:59:29 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on May 17, 2026, 08:29:29 am
I wonder how many of those votes will change their minds to democrats by the official count day? *****rollingeyes*****
It doesn't matter. Democrats always keep counting until they win.
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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2026, 09:03:15 pm »
I don't know, I still think that there is a good chance that CA will turn red.  We shall see.
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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2026, 11:26:15 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on May 17, 2026, 10:25:00 am
I don't know how many votes Cali Democrats will need to win, but I know how many they will use.

Exactly.  The number of votes cast in a California election is not limited to the number of voters.  If a Republican wins 35 million votes in a statewide election, the Democrat candidate would receive 35.1 million.  Ballot harvesting is legal.  And any ballot turned in must count, regardless of the eligibility of the one casting it.
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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2026, 05:57:47 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on May 17, 2026, 08:59:29 pm
It doesn't matter. Democrats always keep counting until they win.


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Re: California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2026, 09:35:12 am »
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👇What will really piss all of you conservative friends of mine off is realizing that Newsom said this out loud knowing it would make him MORE popular w/ leftoids, because they are all completely soulless hypocrites who never gave a single shlt about “protecting democracy.”
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has a secret “break the glass” plan to prevent California from electing a Republican governor ...

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