California is interesting. The state GOP Chairman (ex-state Senator Jim Brulte) is a bright guy. He openly admits that it’ll take several election cycles to become competitive again.
The state Senate elections were not as bad as they looked. Freshman state Senator Andy Vidak was a top DemocRAT target, but he won 56% in against a well-funded opponent in a district that hasn’t voted Republican for President since 1988. Janet Nguyen picked up a vacant Democrat-held seat by a landslide in a race considered a tossup. And Downey Councilman Mario Guerra came within 3% of winning a district that gave Obama around 70% in 2012 and where Republicans make up less than 1/4 of the voters. We may be hearing from him again soon. Republicans successfully defended all their incumbents by wide margins.
Wasn’t there another Asian woman who won a state senate seat for the Republicans? I forget her name.