Here are the voter registration statistics as of September 7, 2012, afrom the Secretary of State's website:

Democrats 43.3%
Republicans 30.1%
Other 5.3%
No Party Preference 21.3%

We are wondering where the "No Party Preference" votes are going to go. That is the only classification that has grown as the Dems and Republicans both shrunk.

Yes, I live 20 miles south of SF and I don't see very many Obama signs. Have seen a few Romney.

I live near SF too and in my neighborhood there is one house with Romney, and one house with Obama/Biden. The rest are all local races.
My neighborhood is not big on signs though, but what is more accurate to me is bumper stickers, I have seen very few Obama bumper stickers and more than usual for Romney. So that has been great. I should clarify when I say more then usual that is only about 5 vs none.

Holy Smokes?
Could the Won lose Kalifornia??

As an add on. Not sure if the Romney campaign distributed signs/bumper stickers there.
We had to purchase them in GA; but Romney signs are all over.
Our county GOP gave out 3,000 yard signs and tons of bumper stickers.

Good luck Calif.

One upper-middle residential neighborhood that was loaded with Obama signs in 2008 was bare the last time I drove the street.

We are not big on signs here except for some who let local candidates post on their lawns. And not much of that. But this particular street had a noticeable number of O signs last time. Not now.

Obama may be leading by 14 points in California, but the actual numbers present a much less rosy picture for Obama.

The latest California poll appearing on Real Clear Politics shows Obama at only 53%, with Romney at 41%, and the rest undecided.

Most undecided voters end up voting for the challenger instead of the incumbent, which is corroborated by the fact that a slightly earlier California poll shows Obama also at 53% but Romney at 38%, meaning Romney picked up 3 additional points in only a few days.

At that rate, Romney could close the gap sufficiently that by election day, with Romney voters more energized than Obama's and many Democrats overconfidently staying home rather than trekking to the voting booth, Romney could win California.

With its majority/minority population, CA voting is hopeless.

I'm wondering if this "preference cascade" stuff is real. Could we be in for a big surprise Nov 6?

Who cares? California will continue in its accelerating collective suicide. I hope that it doesn't become an Islamic state.

California proves that all of these polls that have Obama exceeding the party id numbers of 08 are bogus.

#1: I live in California and I'm "no party preference". I'm voting for Romney.

Party at my house if Romney wins California!

In a word...landslide.

Yikes, if 0 is close in the PRK (People's Rublik of Kalifornia) he's got to be in big trouble in MI, OH, PA, WI and even in place like MN, And places like FL, VA, NH, ME have to be red by now.

Zero's O electoral votes on Nov 6th---biggest lopsided victory in the history of US presidential elections

I care, #9...and so does every American-loving Californian. There are no lost causes. Everyone gets a chance in life. I've never been willing to write off my home. It may not go to Romney, but the fact that it's close is encouraging. And it may be a sign of things to come.

California Dreamin'.

The Rep party in Calif has a self-destructing tendency and a tired,inept, RINO McCain was a tough sell here to Reps--as was, unfortunately, Sarah Palin, so Obama was never going to win by 24 again. However, with so many enviro whackos, hispanics, Asians (almost universally Dems exc. for Vietnamese), to be this close is a great sign for the voting in the rest of the country.

On a side note...in that same election that Obama won by 24%, Prop 8 also passed, banning gay marriage. Yes, it was Obama voters that tried to kill gay marriage in Calif.

Pretty remarkable considering the mass-exodus of working citizens leaving California the last few years. The stranglehold of statism has grown too tight for the 53% that pay taxes.

Most accurate polling is in my house of 4 people. I was the only one who voted McCain in 2008. I convinced my wife and 2 of my grown kids to vote and have registered R this time around. They will vote for Romney! That's 75% increase.

Question 49 was interesting. Obama won 61% of the vote in California in 2008 yet only 54% of the those polled who say they voted in 2008 say that they voted for Obama.

I've seen this in other polls over the last three years. In one poll the number who said they voted for a third party candidate was almost four times the 2008 third party vote. Usually it's the winner who picks up a percentage point or two with the passage of time because some people like to see themselves as having being on the winning side. With Obama it seems some people are embarrassed they fell for him.

I live in SO.CA. I have seen only two Obama bumper stickers. Actual conversation I overheard in CVS between young women,well young to me. They were not happy with this entire lady parts,women only care about abortion and free birth control. Seems they have same concerns as men.

#21. I am not a fan of Ann Althouse but she made good point a while back. She voted for Obama in 2008 and had been wringing her hands about siding with us knuckle dragging Republicans this year until she caught Obama in a flat out lie. Women don't like men who lie. The way Obama talked down to Romney in the debates was also a huge turn off for women voters. That Obama's campaign messaging is all lady parts underscores the lack of respect they have now seen with their own eyes.

obama is running commercials here in California.
Why if he is ahead and it is a slam dunk?

O has been running ads for awhile in CA.
Brown thought he could slip a tax increase into the ballot and may have brought out more anti Obama votes in the process.
Gossip in Bev Hills- more 2008 Obama voters are turning to Romney.
Benghazi may be the tipping point with all the military and defense people and their extended families.
Ty Woods is Every Americans son and Obama murdered him.

Many of the "minorities" in California do not bother to go to the polls. They may be less interested this year.

Middle-class Hispanics tend to be very conservative, religious, family-oriented. And they work. I cannot see them drinking his Koolaid.

Those who write off California are foolish. Have a look at what the State contributes to the fed and what it takes back. We give more than we get. Other states are on the fed dole, comparatively speaking.

Re #25,

"Federal Taxing and Spending Benefit Some States, Leave Others Paying Bill"

During fiscal 2005, taxpayers in New Mexico benefited the most from the give-and-take with Uncle Sam, receiving $2.03 in federal outlays for every $1.00 the state's taxpayers sent to Washington. This first-place finish is nothing new in New Mexico which has perched atop this list for many years. Other big winners in 2005 were Mississippi ($2.02), Alaska ($1.84), Louisiana ($1.78), and West Virginia ($1.76).

2005's biggest loser was New Jersey, which received 61 cents in outlays per tax dollar. Other low ranking states included Nevada (65 cents), Connecticut (69 cents), New Hampshire (71 cents), and Minnesota (72 cents).

http://taxfoundation.org/article/federal-taxing-and-spending-benefit-some-states-leave-others-paying-bill-1

A table of the 50 states and District of Columbia is included in the article. California is #43 (78 cents of each tax dollar to the fed).

Interesting reading for those who would like to dump California:

http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/02/10/new-is-california-a-donor-state/

I haen't seen many hybrids or VW vans with Obama bumper stickers this time around. I ran a ton of them off the road, but no way could I have gotten them all.

I live on the border between the Bay Area and the Central Valley. I'm also registered as no party preference, and I will be voting for Romney.

I re-registered in 2008 and at that time was nervous about anyone finding out I was a Republican because the Obama-mania out here was so intense, and frankly, scary. I would guess that most of the no party preference voters are Conservatives like me, who don't want to be "outed" because we are afraid of how it will impact our ability to make a living. Sad, but true.

People out here are getting as fed up as they are elsewhere in the country. Our problem is that we have a combo of rich Democrats and dependent minority and immigrant groups. The rich Dems like to feel good about themselves so they pretend to care about the "little people" by supporting leftist causes. It's easy for them because they get the government to pay for services for these folks, while keeping them well away from their neighborhoods. The same people who have no problem building low income housing in my neighborhood have a hissy fit when it's discovered that a poorer child's parents lied to get their kid into the rich folks neighborhood public school.

I'm so tired of pointing out that many of the same people who fuss about the 47% are the 1%. They spend fortunes on fancy restaurants, "green" vacations, organic cotton clothes, and hybrid vehicles and then whine about how we aren't doing enough to help the poor. Catch a clue morons, give up the $100 per person meal once a week and donate it to a food bank. Duh....