Perfect storm builds against Republicans in California

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Perfect storm builds against Republicans in California
By Reid Wilson - 01/17/18 06:00 AM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If Democrats are to reclaim the majority in the House of Representatives this year, they will almost certainly do so with the help of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s home state, where multiple favorable waves are building.

Almost a third of the House districts that elected a Republican but voted for Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 are in California. Almost all of those districts have seen explosive demographic growth that benefits Democrats.

“People are very focused on the districts that Mrs. Clinton won that Republicans held in Congress. And there are seven of those in California,” said Tom Steyer, the hedge fund billionaire who has pledged to spend $30 million on Democrats’ behalf in 2018, much of it in California.

The politics of the moment benefit Democrats, too. Polls show President Trump’s approval rating in California is among the lowest in the country. The GOP’s primary legislative achievement last year, a major overhaul of the federal tax code, appears likely to raise taxes on voters in crucial California congressional districts. And even the state Senate Republican leader has been critical of the administration’s efforts to open California’s coast to new oil and gas exploration.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/369254-perfect-storm-builds-against-republicans-in-california

[Fishrrman]

There's no denying that the Republicans have a problem in California, especially with the new primary system where the top two vote-getters "face off" in the general election, even if they're both democrat-communists.

Eventually, the place is going to end up like Connecticut, where Republicans hold zero national offices, where every elected officeholder to Congress is a democrat-communist with next-to-no hope that that can ever change.

I think it's safe to say that the national Republican party had better prepare for the complete loss of its California delegation within ten years, possibly sooner.

[Frank Cannon]

They may be able to pick of one or two of these seats in CA, but getting all of them is a pipe dream.