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They are a match made in their political heaven. Tom Steyer and his money along with Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and her Justice Democrats. As the 2020 election nears, they will be two of the generals in the Democrats’ civil war. The party that loses the White House often struggles to find unity. When Barack Obama defeated John McCain, the Republicans struggled to find a unifying leader and a unifying message for years. With Trump in the White House and his 90 percent approval rating among Republicans, according to Gallup, Republicans are unified. The Democrats are not. On the contrary, the Democrats...

At the California Republican Party’s convention earlier this month, chairman Jim Brulte announced 2014 would be the year of “pushing the party outside of its comfort zone,” and introduced four candidates vying to take on incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown in November.

The Tehama County GOP announced it has disinvited California Republican Party Chairperson Tom Del Beccarro from speaking at its May Lincoln-reagan Dinner. Apparently the Tehama GOP does not appreciate the CRP Chair’s hamfisted disregard for party bylaws and the state party’s controversial endorsement process that picks favorites before the California Primary. Not like we’ve never heard these complaints before. And brushing off bylaws concerning endorsements is just the tip of the iceberg.CRP Chairman Tom Del Beccaro,After serious discussion of the endorsement actions taken by the California Republican Party Board of Directors during their March 11th meeting, the Tehama County Republican...

A Recap Of the CRP Platform Committee Activity At the Convention There is much to be said about the California Republican Party’s Fall Convention held in downtown Los Angeles last weekend. Presidential candidates and a straw poll, great workshops and townhalls, tributes, speeches and more. The better part of a thousand GOP activists, donors and leaders descended on the L.A. Live! Marriott-Ritz hotel, across from the Staples Center (we were the pre-show for the Emmy Awards, I guess). This column, however, is devoted to only one aspect of the convention – the ongoing process of the quadrennial adoption of the...

Lost amidst all insider bickering, Haley Barbour question-dodging, press-banning and John Bolton sabre-rattling at the weekend California Republican convention was a bit of history: The party elected its first openly gay board member. And we didn't see a hoot of protest about it. "Well, openly gay," quipped Gregory Gandrud, who just took his seat on the 23-member board. The 50-year-old Carpinteria (Santa Barbara County) resident is a longtime party activist, and Capinteria council member from 2002-2006. So about being "the first" -- a caveat: The California Log Cabin Republicans believe he is the first California Republican Party board member. Gandrud...

The video touting the California Republican Party's incoming chairman boasts that he "has a new playbook to help us be proud to be Republicans again." But what Tom Del Beccaro doesn't have as he maps out the party's comeback is a reserve of candidates with the appeal and credentials to be elected statewide.

Opportunity to excel more important than equality of outcome In the weeks before the fight over a new Supreme Court justice takes place, it is worthy to note that we are not remaining true to the purpose of our Constitution. In the years after the Revolutionary War, our Founders had specific goals when they wrote our Constitution. Chief among those was certainly "a more perfect union." It also was, however, to ensure that Americans would never again be ruled by their government. When asked about the Revolutionary War, John Adams would say: "But what do we mean by the American...

Tom Del Beccaro, Vice-Chairman of the California Republican Party debated Abel Maldonado recently at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco regarding the future of the Republican Party in California. You can see the video here.

... "The potential GOP field includes Fairfield City Councilwoman Catherine Moy and businessman Chris Bunch. A potentially stronger candidate, if he were to get into the race, would be Contra Costa County Sheriff Warren Rupf. Tom Del Beccaro, the state GOP vice chairman, is also said to be considering a bid." ...

Just as they did so when they defeated the Reiner Initiative in 2005 and rejected Gray Davis’ tripling of the car tax, California voters once again rejected calls for more taxes in yesterday’s statewide special election. The writing was on the wall from early on - Rasmussen Reports indicated that 73% of Californians opposed income tax increases and 69% opposed sales tax increases. In addition, 69% of respondents believed that major cuts in government are the way to balance the budget, while only 16% opposed them. Given the voter registration statistics in this state, those response rates constitute a solid...

Sunday is the big day! Okay, okay. So I know that this Sunday there happens to be some football game some are excited about. But, there's another celebration going on this Sunday. Lores Rizkalla Live celebrates its first year anniversary. Join me, nationally syndicated talk radio host Dennis Prager, author of Now They Call Me Infidel - Nonie Darwish, the CA GOP's next Vice Chair Tom Del Beccaro and a surprise guest this Sunday at 7pm PST on KRLA. Thank YOU for your support. There would be no one year anniversary without you! Sunday, February 4th at 7pm PST on...

Still pursuing a lawsuit against one of California's top Democrats, an East Bay Republican leader seeks to advance his "rising star" reputation by becoming the state GOP's second-in-command. Looking at his extensive, slick Web site, thomasdelbeccaro.com, one might think Contra Costa County Republican Central Committee chairman Tom Del Beccaro seeks a publicly elected office. Instead, Del Beccaro — who sued to kick Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown off the November ballot for attorney general — is rallying support from hundreds of delegates to the party's convention this February in Sacramento. Del Beccaro, 44, who lives in Lafayette and practices law in...