It is very simple. The GOP is part of the DC UniParty. There is currently no two-party system in any state.
The DC UniParty consists of the GOP, RATS and MSM, doing the bidding of the K-Street Lobbyists like the Chamber of Commerce. Bring in cheap labor, keep the donations rolling in and maintain power.
California’s only chance, like all the other states, is a new political party, separate from both the GOPe and the RATs, based on the US Constitution and the sactity of the Representative Republic.
To quote Donald Trump, “What have you got to lose?”
You’re probably on the right track there.