If you were in charge of the California Republicans, what would your goals be?

[Samof94]

The California GOP seems to be in poor shape and has alienated so many people. To become a viable opposition, I would personally do the following things:
1. Tone down opposition to abortion, LGBTQ rights, immigration etc ....
2. Make housing affordability and the like the main issues with an anti-NIMBY stance.
3. Try to come up with a center-right argument for what makes California great, and talk about why conservatives should stay in California.
4. Climate change would be central.
5. Talk a bit about how California should be more like Massachusetts and not Texas, to name a state that has frequently had GOP Governors in the past.
What would your goals be if you worked for the California GOP?

[Aurelius2]

Rebrand. Don't be the ones to publicly lead it, of course. Get enough independents, moderate Democrats, and celebrities (it's California) to join and endorse it that it doesn't just look like a reskin of the Republican Party even though it kind of is. Then focus on getting members of the state legislature to flip - Republicans and a few of the moderate Democrats, if possible.

[smoltchanov]

Rebrand. Don't be the ones to publicly lead it, of course. Get enough independents, moderate Democrats, and celebrities (it's California) to join and endorse it that it doesn't just look like a reskin of the Republican Party even though it kind of is. Then focus on getting members of the state legislature to flip - Republicans and a few of the moderate Democrats, if possible.

+101%. And would add - don't be afraid to run pro-choice candidates where it's feasible...

[Cyrusman]

The California GOP seems to be in poor shape and has alienated so many people. To become a viable opposition, I would personally do the following things:
1. Tone down opposition to abortion, LGBTQ rights, immigration etc ....
2. Make housing affordability and the like the main issues with an anti-NIMBY stance.
3. Try to come up with a center-right argument for what makes California great, and talk about why conservatives should stay in California.
4. Climate change would be central.
5. Talk a bit about how California should be more like Massachusetts and not Texas, to name a state that has frequently had GOP Governors in the past.
What would your goals be if you worked for the California GOP?

For the CA GOP at least, they have toned it down with abortion and LGBTQ. The CA GOP party was considering dropping their "pro life" stance as well. They mainly run on kitchen issue tables. I mean look at Brian Dahl last year. He mainly ran on crime, and gas prices. He lost by way less than Trump did, but still lost by 19%. At what point, does that letter "R" just hurt you too much in the Bay Area and LA County?
Immigration is a tough one. The border is a mess and CA is a sanctuary state, so how do you draw the line when you feel CA in itself isn't moderate on immigration, but too liberal?

[Person Man]

Rebrand. Don't be the ones to publicly lead it, of course. Get enough independents, moderate Democrats, and celebrities (it's California) to join and endorse it that it doesn't just look like a reskin of the Republican Party even though it kind of is. Then focus on getting members of the state legislature to flip - Republicans and a few of the moderate Democrats, if possible.

This would really work with Democrats in places where they should be doing well but a struggling like Florida or Nevada to a smaller extent.

[Samof94]

The California GOP seems to be in poor shape and has alienated so many people. To become a viable opposition, I would personally do the following things:
1. Tone down opposition to abortion, LGBTQ rights, immigration etc ....
2. Make housing affordability and the like the main issues with an anti-NIMBY stance.
3. Try to come up with a center-right argument for what makes California great, and talk about why conservatives should stay in California.
4. Climate change would be central.
5. Talk a bit about how California should be more like Massachusetts and not Texas, to name a state that has frequently had GOP Governors in the past.
What would your goals be if you worked for the California GOP?

For the CA GOP at least, they have toned it down with abortion and LGBTQ. The CA GOP party was considering dropping their "pro life" stance as well. They mainly run on kitchen issue tables. I mean look at Brian Dahl last year. He mainly ran on crime, and gas prices. He lost by way less than Trump did, but still lost by 19%. At what point, does that letter "R" just hurt you too much in the Bay Area and LA County?
Immigration is a tough one. The border is a mess and CA is a sanctuary state, so how do you draw the line when you feel CA in itself isn't moderate on immigration, but too liberal?

Guest worker program?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Republicans would be smart to embrace the immigration policy W and Reagan favored by offering a pathway to citizenship for those here illegally while securing the border.

Beyond that, they need to drop opposition to abortion and rolling back LGBTQ rights, run on law and order and cleaning up cities like San Francisco and support conservation and embrace that climate change is real. Environmentalism was originally a conservative principle (see: Roosevelt, Teddy) yet the GOP ceded that issue after the religion right took the party over.

[SWE]

To embezzle as much of their funds as I could get away with

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

To embezzle as much of their funds as I could get away with

Probably not too far off from what their actual leadership is doing, considering how grifters tend to end up taking the reigns in such hopeless parties. Note how the Republicans are full of blatant grifter candidates who rake in millions of donations running against AOC or in districts that are like Biden+45.

[Cyrusman]

Republicans would be smart to embrace the immigration policy W and Reagan favored by offering a pathway to citizenship for those here illegally while securing the border.

Beyond that, they need to drop opposition to abortion and rolling back LGBTQ rights, run on law and order and cleaning up cities like San Francisco and support conservation and embrace that climate change is real. Environmentalism was originally a conservative principle (see: Roosevelt, Teddy) yet the GOP ceded that issue after the religion right took the party over.

Agree with you totally on immigration and environmental issues on what they should do. I live in CA, and honestly the CA GOP really doesn't push abortion and LGBTQ things. Its mainly gas tax, crime, being against things like $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, etc, things like that they push back on. Abortion is a settled issue in our state constitution and even they aren't that big of morons to push toxic LGBTQ issues in CA.

[MasterJedi]

Get rid of the MAGAts, get rid of the hate. Still won’t work but they’d get more votes but there’s no way they give up either.

[gerritcole]

i would try to maximize the grift, see if i can't get paid a lot to do nothing. but also i really think attempting to make inroads with asians, hispanics, and african americans is the way to go. Use affirmative action/taxes/COL/housing as a cudgel to bash the dems. Fully go pro choice or just stay quiet on the matter, be pro environment, and just don't associate too much with whatever the national issue of the month is

[DrScholl]

Holding on to the marginal congressional seats would be a top priority. On paper the GOP was given structural advantages during Schwarzenegger's time with the top two primary and fair redistricting, but those turned out to be less helpful than predicted.

[bayareabay]

Focus on crime to scare voters to the right. Even the most liberal cities in CA will shift Republican if they feel Democrats aren't being tough on criminals (see District Attorney recalls in SF, Alameda County, LA County, etc).

[ProgressiveModerate]

Focus on crime to scare voters to the right. Even the most liberal cities in CA will shift Republican if they feel Democrats aren't being tough on criminals (see District Attorney recalls in SF, Alameda County, LA County, etc).

More generally call out the Dem failures of the major cities and actually offer solutions. Intense NIMBYism supported by Democratic politicians in cities like San Fransisco has contributed greatly to the current housing affordability crisis - if Republicans promised to brute force build more housing, I could see them gaining a lot of ground, especially amongst younger folks who don't own homes and feel like they may never be able to afford one.

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Change the name or something

Support SSM
Drop opposition to abortion
Say that climate change is real
Go after Newsom for PG&E increases, cronyism
Attack Democrats for crime, housing costs, and homelessness