Well I disagree with the idea that the CA GOP has not outreached to women and nonwhites. We had female candidates leading the charge for governor, US Senate, and state Treasurer, a Latino candidate for Lt. governor, and a black candidate for Secretary of State.
Simple truth is this: CA unfortunately has long since transitioned from Reagan Country to a solid blue state like NY, VT, MA, RI, and HI.
The only kind of Republicans who can win, unfortunately seem to be nominal Republican Rinos like Arnold and Richard Riordon.
The truth is that you have to have attractive candiddates, (I obviously don’t mean physically), who have a message and are seeking office for reasons, other than some sense of entitlement. Meg Whitman? Really? Shall I go on?