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I'd like to comment on the reason(s) for what he called the lowest turnout for a CONvention in CAGOP history since 1988.

Many elderly Republicans do not like and get very uncomfortable with any need for having to combat, or be combative about issues that they believe had become "settled issues" in the Party Platform!

Rather than go to a CONvention and engage in any form of militancy reminds them too much of the constant "infighting" of detested Democrats.

They'll just avoid it and dream of days gone by under the 11th commandment that they dearly loved!!! They even despise hard-hitting campaigns as too "dirty" and unbecoming the kind of candidate they like to support.

So nowadays, we have younger "moderates" that don't think we need all these "militant social conservatives" that actually go out and "demonstrate" just like the Democrat heathens that make them uncomfortable. So everybody stays home to keep out of each other's faces!!!

The "in your face" struggles that the party REALLY needs to clear the air with, which are not happening and far too many gutless Republicans will not stand up for what should be the foundational, constitutional issues of individual rights and economic freedom from government being the only growth industry in huge parts of CA!!!

This is the classic case of evil taking over when good men and women DO NOTHING!!! DON'T EVEN SHOW UP!!!

Government is run by those who show up!!!

Government is run by those who show up!!!

Well stated Wasp. Consevatives can't:

influence outcomes by their absence.
fire a musket unless they pick it up
vote with their feet.

California is almost to the point that <15% of the elbible voters can form a majority.

LESS THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT

Personally i'll vote no on all the bond issues and either a 3rd party candidate for gov. or withold my vote.

I'm a seasoned citizen and goody two shoes campaigns flat turn my stomach. The dirtyer they are the better as far as i'm concerned.

As far as the state party, it's the lowest in history due to the # of elected people that can appoint members. The lowest it ever was in the 18 years that I was a voting member was 1982, the last year that I was there, at 1800 members.

The state party has been totally hyjacked by Bush/Rove and the conservatives have been kicked out.

It's time to fold the tent and form a new party and send the Republican party to the dust bin of history along with the Whigs.