The GOP sank under the waves in California for two reasons. One is the increasing Hispanic vote, which was alienated because of Gov Wilson and the anti immigrant initiative, that pushed the GOP share down from about 40% to 25%, on top of their increasing vote totals. The other reason is that the GOP has acquired a more culturally conservative rather than economic cast, and that is absolute poison in LA county and the Bay area, where the GOP has disappeared just about everywhere, including high income Anglo areas. Of course, the GOP has picked up votes in the central valley and foothills in California (not enough to matter though), as well as in some other states, where it does matter.
Things won't change in California unless and until cultural liberals perceive that their pocket books are threatened by the Dems.
The GOP sank under the waves in California for two reasons. One is the increasing Hispanic vote, which was alienated because of Gov Wilson and the anti immigrant initiative, that pushed the GOP share down from about 40% to 25%, on top of their increasing vote totals. The other reason is that the GOP has acquired a more culturally conservative rather than economic cast, and that is absolute poison in LA county and the Bay area, where the GOP has disappeared just about everywhere, including high income Anglo areas.Your explanation looks like it was lifted right out of a Democratic political primer.
For the record, California's LEGAL hispanics were so offended by prop 187 that 60% voted in favor of it.
And if you believe the GOP has become more culturally conservative since pro-life, pro-gun, pro-AMERICA Reagan swept 60% of the popular vote in California then you haven't been paying attention.