6 Republicans, 2 Democrats. WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!?
Where was the California Republican Senate Caucus? Why didn’t they poll to figure out that the Republicans were going to slice up votes in a perfect proportion?
I had written that Matt Klemin is a jerk and acted like he wanted to get into a physical altercation with me at the last CAGOP Convention. Matt Klemin was terminated by Shannon Grove and when she was overthrown, the new Senate Leader Scott Wilk hired him right back. Wilk and Klemin own this disaster. Matt Klemin is the Senate Caucus strategist and somehow this happened on his watch. No amount of bullying, yelling and being a jerk changes this failure.
Why Didn’t the Senate Caucus poll? Did anyone attempt to bring in Independent expenditures? Where was the State Party? It is clear from everyone in my orbit that the brain trust in leadership were taken completely by surprise by tonight’s results. You’d think that their $180,000 a year strategist would have done something other than lose.
The refusal of the state party leaders to clear the field or attempt to enforce any sort of party discipline coupled with the blunders of Matt Klemin has cost the CAGOP one of the 9 seats it held in the State Senate – IN A BLOOD RED DISTRICT.
I like Scott Wilk and have known him for years but this blunder is inexcusable and when coupled with what he did to reinstall Matt Klemin means that his colleagues should be calling for his resignation. The CAGOP? They should also be called out for being asleep at the switch on this as well.
No one eats their own as well as Republicans. This is not the first time. It happened in AD78 in San Diego County in 2018. A strong Red district went Blue because Republicans flooded the contest and the two DEMs took the top two. No excuse for letting this happen again.
When will this madness end!! Then recruiting, the mentorship, the training, and support of candidates by tbe State GOP has NO master plan that I can detect! Couple that with the mismanagement of the endorsement process and the flooding of candidates is a sign of weakness, irresponsibility, and incompetence. One has to wonder at this point how unintentional it is. So disgustec!
“We wuz robbed”…”We wuz robbed”…Can’t wait to here the “We wuz robbed” choir to start singing. This election once again demonstrates the impotency of the Tea Party and other activists within the CAGOP who are for the most part legends in their own minds.
We had a number of candidates recruited to run as a united “God Squad”…By the results I’m seeing, most seemingly walked into the Coliseum to be eaten my the democrats…
Last but not least…One day folks will wake up and discover that the failed Recall was the real demise of the CAGOP…We walked the Green Mile on September 14th of 2021.
While it seems blackpilling is the new form of sadomasochism, there were more bright spots than one realizes. Some examples include:
1. R turnout in CA-40 and 45 was tremendous, including mail-ins.
2. OCDA Todd Spitzer absolutely REKT the competition.
3. More people are choosing to vote in person compared to 2021.
4. Dem turnout in what are thought to be safe seats are performing well below expectations.
5. Even SF libs had the common sense to get rid of Boudin, just months after recalling woke school board members.
Divided we fall. I was in the room when Sonny Bono came to the Capitol to make sure he wouldn’t be stepping on any current members plans when a Congessional seat became available in his area. We need to get back to common sense about what is good for the part rather drooling on ourselves over personal, selfish ambition.
As I said in other strings—There is a bigger fish to thank (Fry) for this lunacy… The mastermind and funding behind Prop 14 and the top two primary. That big fish of course is the idioticy of Charles Munger Jr!!!! The Democratic Party should give him an award of some type and sing songs and odes about him for decades to come…..
Jennifer Johnson should Kristie Bruce-Lane how she defeated the state GOP and local GOP.
Blogger’s Note: Kristie will end up endorsing and supporting Jessica Patterson.