Eli Jacks-in-the-Box

Sounds kind of odd doesn't it? The OC is known to be one of the last, if not the last hardcore Republican bastions of coastal California. And yet, Republicans appear to be losing their grips there.

It seems that more than 100 folks in the OC were duped into registering as Republicans when all they thought they were doing was signing petitions to fight breast cancer and punish child molesters.

The ruse took place over several days in December and January at shopping centers throughout Anaheim, Santa Ana, Buena Park, Westminster and Garden Grove, where paid petitioners begged, cajoled, lied and committed forgery to get so-called Republican converts. Petition circulators were paid as much as $7 for each GOP registration.

The moral of the story is, Always Read What You're Signing!

I wonder if any of these folks are people that have contributed to Phil's campaign. Right now Phil is leading the pack in terms of contributions from the OC. That's right, he's even beating that Republican Schwarzenegger.