Posted on 08/01/2019 7:53:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
What killed the GOP in california? Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Arnie killed the brand as well.
Could it possible be that Latin Americans bring their political ideals with them?
Those natural republican types left for states in AMERICA.
Californicate is the perfect example of uber liberal leftist Mob Rule craphole policy enforcement, and the reason nations fall, great or otherwise.
Can’t they just say it in a few words instead of a book... like, ‘No backbone Arnold Schwarzeneggerisms not standing up for or being able to articulate Conservative principles.
The Leftists in California have created the environment where good people say, “Why bother?” and don’t get involved.
It's because Kalifornia is *the* nation's magnet for every filthbag,pervert,parasite,schizophrenic,crack addict and wetback on earth.
C'mon...you've gotta make the questions tougher than that!
A veiled anti-trump screed from NR. They want kalifornian pubs to be democrat-lite and spineless. Yeh, like that has really worked well.
A lot of our statewide, voted on opinions were overturned by Liberal judges. This happened over and over until many felt there was no justice to be found in the state of California
if the radical Libs disapproved of it. They always seemed to get their way, apart from any logic or fairness. Still do, with Gov. Gavin Nuisance, aka Mister Showboat.
1994 is ancient history in politics, and California will one day soon be a competitive state and winnable for Republicans. That could be as soon as 2020. President Trump is not going to write California off, and neither should we.
There was some good historical and statistical information in there - but all of that was just clothing over a never-Trump wolf of a conclusion.
The pearl-clutching, handbag-wringing, fainting-couch-using, nagging “Church Lady” type that dominated the CA GOP for decades is exactly why the GOP failed in CA - and is why the GOP fails in other areas. Same type that demand every GOP candidate be perfectly snow white of record and morality and held to an impossible standard, the same type that was appalled that OMG TRUMP HAD A DIVORCE, HE CAN’T BE OUR CANDIDATE.
Nobody but other annoyingly uptight morality police proselytizers will listen to them; the average person today look at people like that and immediately goes elsewhere.
When confronted by Democrats, this type doesn’t punch back or stand up for themselves. They look appalled, apologize profusely and go use their fainting couch.
Demographics. Other explanations are copes to avoid having to confront the reality of demographic replacement.
How can one articulate about something they know nothing about?
When Arnold lost his referendums, Maria took over running the state. Arnie thought he was elected to do what he had said he would do. But as usual, when the dems were defeated, they pushed back and got their ‘voters’ to the polls to destroy Arnold. It worked. From then on his Admin was Dem all the way and the Republicans/Conservatives in California just gave up. We moved with my husband’s company shortly after. It was a good move.
BS. It was gone long before Arnold showed up.
Had he not been Elected we would have ended up with Cruz Bustamante. If anything, Arnold slowed the onslaught by two years, but blaming him and the People who Voted for him for the demise of CA is ridiculous.
Arnold pushed for Voter Approved Reforms that were rejected by the Electorate thanks to a Teacher Union funded multi Million Dollar effort. After that, Arnold just gave up.
Unlike POTUS Trump, Arnold folded like a cheap suit when he hit a roadblock. Then his Liberal Social Agenda emerged. He was Elected because of the Budget Crisis that Taxpayers were forced to fund through the ridiculous Gray Davis Tax hikes.
I give Arnold this, he tried and he failed. The Public Service Unions and Mexico run CA. He didn’t have a chance.
I lived in CA most of my Life. The CA I grew up in bears no resemblance to what it is today. The BIG change began in the 90’s after Bill Clinton was Elected POTUS.
I lived in the last Coastal bastion of Conservatism, South Orange County. Alas, it was swept away in 2018 when every Elected Representative came from the Rat Party.
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