Quote Originally Posted by Chris
I would hope not - a president giving retribution to a state/area that didn't vote for him? Sounds a little mafia-ish to me. Why should there be any negative impact on a state/person which didn't vote for the guy who won? That would only further alienate the people and enrage voters... I don't think Bush has done that, but his fixation on the gay marriage ammendment shows he isn't really counting on California/San Francisco's support too much - a state which isn't critical for him to win anyway.
Are you kidding me? California not critical? California is critical for every presidential candidate because it has the most electoral votes and for image reasons also. It's kind of a rub to Democrats for a Republican to win a traditionally Democratic state.