Republicans have not held the governor’s mansion in California since 2010. During the Tea Party Wave election, Republicans swept into power nationwide, even in blue states—except for California. Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, threw nearly $200 million at the governor’s race, but she couldn’t overcome the old retread Jerry Brown, who had remained in California politics decades after his prior gubernatorial term. He served as mayor of Oakland and attorney general and then won the governor’s office again. Why do Californians hate themselves so much?
It was all downhill from there, as California Republicans slowly but surely faced a complete shutout of every corridor of power. In 2016, Donald Trump seemed like the last nail in the CAGOP coffin, since his tough talk on immigration, tariffs, and public safety worried a weakened Republican Party brass trying to moderate its mission and message. I don’t blame Donald Trump. The problem is California voters, suffused with illegal aliens; purple-haired Karens running every major bureaucracy from Sacramento to San Diego; plus aggressive public sector unions and greedy left-wing non-profits calling the shots with our tax dollars.
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