Here in California, however, Meg Whitman, the party's candidate for governor, despite record-breaking spending, not only lost, but lost by 12.2% (i.e., 53.6% to 41.4%). The Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Carly Fiorina, lost by 9.2% (i.e., 51.9% to 42.7%) -- and did so even though the liberal San Francisco Chronicle refused to endorse her Democratic opponent, Barbara Boxer.
Meanwhile, care to guess what you'll see if you visit the California Republican Party's website? Would you believe a picture of the Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, and an essay on his concerns over voter turnout? See for yourself:
Do you know who the leading spokesman for the California Republican Party is? Do you know the name of the guy who gets out there and makes the case in this state for Republican policies? Yeah, me neither. Because if there is such a guy, he is invisible.
Have you seen any signs at all that the California Republican Party tries to identify and support good candidates? Or do you instead get the impression that candidates "self-select," while the California Republican Party sits by and watches?
The California Republican Party is, at the moment, essentially irrelevant. It plays no meaningful role in: getting good candidates to run; explaining to voters what policies would supposedly help this state; and winning over Democrats, Independents and undecideds rather than driving them away by insulting their intelligence.
California is now a one-party state. If Republicans hope to change that, they have to begin by firing everyone who is currently running the California Republican Party, and replacing them with people who care, who are articulate and telegenic, who will work to get good candidates to run, and who can explain to people what policies Republicans would adopt in this state, and why those policies would supposedly be good for everyone.
Don't blame voters. It is the party's job to win voters over, not voters' job to figure out why the party is supposedly good for them. As far as Republicans in California are concerned, the party's over.
Totally agree! Time for a change in leadership!
ReplyDeleteOn the subject of Mayor Villar, what's he going to do after he terms out in 2013? Go back to being Councilman for CD 14? Have Lu Parker run for Mayor as his proxy?
ReplyDeleteHe didn't run for Governor in 2010. Is he going to run for the Senate in 2012? Feinstein is quoted as having said she is going to run again in 2012. Villar going to oppose Feinstein? You know how the voters in this state love political dinosaurs. Shades of Strom Thurmond.
250 mayoral aides need to know.
Amen, I want to know this persons name. Let's see who he really works for. I bet the clown is an opposition plant. No one could possibly be so incompetent.
ReplyDeleteThe Repulicrats didn't lose because they failed to embrace "Latinos" as the LA Times suggests(ad naseum), they lost because they are flip flopping, flim-flam, jerk-offs.
I am sick of the MSM and the left insisting that "Latinos" think/vote in a monolithic way. Sure it's roughly 70%-30% Dem to Repub but of the 30% they tend to be Americans of Mexican descent who have fully assimilated to our culture. The 70%? They are the ones who have not/will not assimilate and buy into the lefties lies, and do their dirty work.
It's time both Republicrats and Demopublicans make America and America's values top priority and quit this insanity or when this silly "tea party" symbolism ends there will be real boiling tar and feathers waiting for the traitors.
I have my keg of tar, my boiler, and some old pillows ready for that day.
I read an email today from a Republican whom I respect, the gist of which was that California's election results were pretty good, considering how many more Democrats there are here.
ReplyDeleteThat, however, raises the question, WHY are there more Democrats here? WHY do people -- including yours truly -- leave the Republican party, and why does it fail to attract new members?
They need new leaders.
It wasn't always this way with the California Republican Party.
ReplyDeleteThe California Republican Party used to be one of pillars of the National Republican Party. In the past, California Republicans got to the White House. You know who.
How things have changed.
When the top three offices in the State are occupied by political fossils from ancient political times you know the State's in big trouble.
And for the future.
Newsom? Villar? And not a republican in sight other than Cooley?
Get the U-haul packed and get out the State before San Andreas Fault shifts.
Tuesday was a disaster. At least we kept a few good ones on the national level. But in Ca? Brown, Newsome, Harris? I have a headache thinking about it. Taxes, drivers licenses for illegals...we can go down the line.
ReplyDeleteYou must've hit the CAGOP site pretty early, or needed to hit "refresh." There's nothing about Villaraigosa, just a couple of RNC links about firing Pelosi and a donation appeal for the recounts in the Harmer and Vidak races.
ReplyDeleteOr word got back to them. I took the screen shot above this morning, and believe me, I don't get up early.
ReplyDeleteBut why should HIS mug be on THEIR website at all? Do you think the Democrats have an article on how Carly Fiorina hopes people will register and vote? It's dopey.
Who's our next mayor gonna be? Why not go for it again Walter since more people know you now.
ReplyDeleteThe "Mayor Villaraigosa Echoes Democrats' Concern over Voter Turnout" page on CAGOP is in Newsroom/Press Release Article Archive dated 10/21/2010.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cagop.org/index.cfm/press_release_1316.htm
California Republican Party Chairman is Ron Nehring.
From the looks of the CAGOP website, he's talking as if the State GOP won bigtime.
It was a pathetic effort by California's GOP. The California Chairman, Ron Nehring, should be embarrassed and resign.
ReplyDeleteWe had our asses handed to us on Tuesday. Shameful. It had everything to do with the CRP. They pick candidates they think will win regardless of what their values are.
ReplyDeletePeople are celebrating across the country, but we have nothing to celebrate.
CRP did not want Chuck DeVore with a great voting record, instead they picked Fiorina who fired 30K people. Boxer would have a hard time attacking Chuck. He's got no skeletons.
As a candidate for State Senate I was completely ignored. I was told they would help the down ticket, which they did not do. All the focus was on Meg and the statewide races. They wanted all our volunteers to work for Meg. And in return they gave us some door hangers. Wow... thanks.
Do I sound pissed off? You don't know the half of it. Too much to explain in a post.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE TEA PARTIES, THEY SAVED THE COUNTRY,(not California.}
ReplyDeleteBravo to you Suzy ! Glad to have worked on your campaign.
ReplyDeleteDavid Barron
Council District 6
When will all you Republikrats learn? Walter and myself FIRED the Republican Party! The Republican party of CA. (bankrupt anyway) NEEDS TO FOLD IT'S TENT AND FLY OUTTA HERE!
ReplyDeleteThat way, all the Libertarians, Republicans, Greens, and American Independents will have a NEW party to compete Against the Democrats:
THE DECLINE TO STATE PARTY! YEH BABY!
Platform:
Cut Spending, Cut Taxes, Part-Time Legislature, and 50% cut in pay FOR ALL POLITICIANS AND JUDGES (INCLUDING EVERY ELMER-FUDD OVERPAID STAFFER) STATE-FRIGGIN WIDE (EVERY CITY, EVERY COUNTY, EVERY BOARD, EVERY COMMISSION!
Get this example: 2012 Senate Race, CA:
(D) Diane Feinstein vs (DSP) Tom McClintock!
Results: Tom wins by 10%!
DSP! DSP! The MAJORITY PARTY OF CALIFORNIA!
I say give Walter Moore a chance!
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