California State’s GOP is sinking fast
Why did California fly completely in the face of the rest of the nation? The Dems rule this roost almost without opposition.
If we equate economic success with long term Dem dominance, we would be wrong.
In any case why is California so different? What are the implications for 2012 and an improving economy, even if only slowly?
The article linked and excerpted has some insight. Submitted for discussion-
As the party triumphs nationally, California’s Republicans suffer staggering losses. It’s past time for them to reexamine their positions.
From SacramentoGo ahead: Accuse me of shooting the wounded. But it may be that the body already is dead.
I’m referring to the California Republican Party.
How alive could the state GOP be after suffering the pounding it took on Nov. 2, a day of historic party triumph elsewhere across America?
“It’s not just wounded, it’s in a coma,” says Republican Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado.
Maldonado was one of several Republican victims on election day. He lost the lieutenant governor’s race to Democratic San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
I wouldn’t be belaboring the obvious about the party’s sorry shape except for a news release that caught my eye from veteran Republican consultant Kevin Spillane. He was senior strategist for Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley’s campaign for attorney general.
Cooley was the biggest Republican vote-getter in California, which isn’t saying much. At last count he was narrowly trailing Democratic San Francisco Dist. Atty. Kamala Harris by half a percentage point in their seesaw battle.
Most surprisingly, Cooley was beaten badly — by 14 points — in his home county, where he had won three district attorney races by landslides.