California GOP fight could alter the party's course
Source: Los Angeles Times
Fifty years ago, Republicans across America fought a titanic civil war for ideological supremacy. The decisive battleground was California. Conservatives won, and the party turned rightward.
... Now half a century later, there's a much smaller skirmish brewing that will determine the GOP standard-bearer for the fall gubernatorial election.
Nobody I've heard about truly believes either Republican contender has a prayer of beating Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
But the outcome of the June primary election could well mark a turning point for the California GOP, not unlike the Goldwater-Rockefeller brawl. One direction could lead to a dead end and party oblivion, another toward the center and expanded possibilities.
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