In November, 2006 things looked bleak for California Republicans. Governor Schwarzenegger had won re-election, but he had long since abandoned his economic policies of 2003, and by soaking up all the available political money, he was no help to any other GOP candidate. The only other statewide office in Republican hands was the Insurance Commissioner. But 2006 was a Democratic year nationally, which left a glimmer of hope. After last week‘s election, there is now no hope at all, and from this point, things are only going to deteriorate. 2010 was clearly expected to be a Republican year. The GOP...