Party Business
Public Sector Unions Buy Another ‘Republican’ Politician
As a force in state politics, California’s Republican party is, for all practical purposes, dead. Republicans hold only 11 of 40 seats in the State Senate, and just 18 of 80 seats in the State Assembly. Not one statewide office...
Brad Parscale: California Leads in Campaign Donations for President Donald Trump
President Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale told a crowd at the California Republican Party Convention Saturday that California is the leading state for donations. This announcement was made to Republican delegates and guests gearing up for the 2020 election...
California’s Dying GOP Needs a New, Living Political Platform
As a statewide political force, California’s Republican Party is dead. Sure, there are isolated pockets of GOP power; the State-of-Jefferson gang up north, a handful of reliable holdouts in the southeastern counties. And yes, Orange and San Diego counties remain...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Political Campaigns
This Tuesday, voters in California’s 1st Senate District will cast ballots in a special election to replace Ted Gaines, a two-term Republican senator who gave up his seat after being elected to the California Board of Equalization. At first glance,...
Lawsuit Targets Former CA Democrat Party Boss Eric Bauman
Democratic Party staffer William Floyd has filed a lawsuit charging that former California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman “forcibly performed oral sex on him several times” Sophia Bollage of the Sacramento Bee reported Thursday. According to the report, Floyd, 28,...
How ‘New Way California’ Can Find Its Way
In November 2018, former Assembly Republican leader Kristin Olsen wrote a guest commentary for CalMatters entitled “GOP is dead in California. A new way must rise.” She’s right on both counts. California’s GOP is dead. And a new way must rise. Unfortunately, the New Way...