I’m taking a contrarian position of several of the choices.
1. My vote for Governor goes to Meg Whitman. I fully expect Jerry Brown to win since Meg wasted 120 million dollars on a sub-par campaign. I also think Brown will make a more effective governor. The #1 issue is getting control of the unsustainable sweet salary and pension deals public employees have. Meg would be an impotent Jimmy Carter-style governor who would be run over by the legislature. On the “Nixon-to-China” theory, I believe Brown has a better shot of dealing with the public employee unions. So why did I vote for Meg? Mandate-style landslides are counterproductive. I don’t want Brown winning by a large margin.
2. My vote for US Senator goes to Carly Fiorina. I fully expect Boxer to win. Boxer has the most effective negative ads imaginable. Makes Carly look like to most evil CEO in history, treating employees like dogsh!t. I expect the Democrats to retain a very narrow control of the senate. The pubs blew any chance of Senate control when they nominated that witch in Delaware.
I wouldn’t be disappointed, however, if either Fiorina or Whitman actually win since I probably agree with them on the majority of economic issues and I don’t think their hearts are really into fighting on the cultural conservative side of the social issues.
3. I voted against making California a sanctuary state for potheads. I don’t object to adults smoking pot in the privacy of their own home. But the proposition failed to fully protect employers’ rights to drug test for pot usage of employees. Also, the proposition fails to implement a Singapore-style execution for giving pot to minors.
4. I voted for the somewhat moderate Democratic candidate for U.S representative. I fully expect the Republicans to take control of the house in a big way – gaining 50 or more seats. And I think this will be healthy. My vote is one against too large of a mandate.
5. I voted for Gavin Newsom – my token liberal vote – for lt. gov. Dyslexics need representation too. Besides, he was named America's most social mayor. What else matters for lt. gov other than being social?
6. Maybe the most important vote: to change the 2/3 vote to simple majority for legislature to approve a state budget and their pay is suspended if they don’t approve one on time. I voted yes. I hope the law of unintended consequences doesn’t bite my a$$ on this one.