re: #106 KGxvi

Clinton was called the winner early (only winning 46% of the vote) because Perot got 20% of the vote in California in ‘92. And in 94, the Republicans won more statewide races than the Democrats (governor, secretary of state, AG, treasurer, and insurance commissioner vs US senate, lt governor, and controller). And Feinstein won with only 46% that year.

Perot’s vote would have split more or less evenly in 1992, and Feinstein still got more votes than Mike Huffington (who’d have likely likely switched parties, judging from his and his wife’s public statements.) You’re right about the statewide offices, my mistake, but most of those wins were with incumbents and couldn’t be held without them.