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In the age of Trump, Schwarzenegger wants centrist GOP
AP ^ | March 21, 2018 | Michael R. Blood

Posted on 03/21/2018 8:34:16 AM PDT by C19fan

he year was 1990 and Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Wilson claimed his first term as California governor, replacing another Republican, George Deukmejian. Two years earlier, California voters helped send George H.W. Bush to the White House with a 3.6-point win over Democrat Michael Dukakis.

Nearly three decades later, so much has changed.

Democrats have monopolized California government, with the party holding every statewide office and dominating both chambers of the Legislature. Bush was the last Republican to win a presidential contest in the state. President Donald Trump lost California by over 4 million votes to Hillary Clinton.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; US: California
KEYWORDS: arnold; cagop; rino
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To: C19fan

And marrying a Kennedy


41 posted on 03/21/2018 11:10:03 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

They say that Pete Wilson killed the CA GOP with immigration.


42 posted on 03/21/2018 11:32:43 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Wilson put it on course to disaster. Ah-nold the Austrian Socialist delivered the death blow.


43 posted on 03/21/2018 11:55:00 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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How about California move to the center and away from hardcore socialist envirowhackoism? A huge chunk of the country is not with California on just about any political issue.


44 posted on 03/21/2018 1:03:58 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: C19fan

Hitler would be considered a centrist today according to the wild eyed leftist stooge Schwarzenegger


45 posted on 03/21/2018 2:10:31 PM PDT by eyeamok (Tolerance: The virtue of having a belief in Nothing!)
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We’ve had enough ‘centrist’ republicans. No thank you!


46 posted on 03/21/2018 2:13:07 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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