Dramatic lighting and a patriotic military presence played into a speech that touted America’s founding ideals. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
Not once have I seen a reporter, or read a column or story, where the Common Democrat is asked…
“How does it feel to be accused of being a thief – and all you did was vote? Why did you want Joe Biden to steal the election from President Trump – who is the rightful President – right?”
Most networks refused to carry our President’s address. Why? President Biden was forced to address The Un-Asked Question. are the actions of my kin, John Fremont, to end slavery in America. You can say he was VERY DIVISIVE!
Above are pics of Governor Perry and wife with Neo-Confederates. Would Nixon and Reagan take our President’s side, knowing Insurrectionists and Neo-Confederates took over the Republican Party, and, are poised to take over our Democracy? If they do, will they allow Democrats – and their children – the right to vote, or, even be members of The Only Party?
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Several major news networks opted to not air President Joe Biden’s “soul of the nation” address on Thursday night, due in part to the contents of the speech and for how close the speech was given ahead of the midterm elections.
Networks refused to air Biden’s primetime address live because it was too political© Provided by Washington Examiner
CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox News did not air the speech, in which Biden criticized former President Donald Trump and “MAGA Republicans” for trying to take the country backwards, live. The networks instead chose to air reruns of their shows while Fox aired the most recent episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, while MSNBC and CNN aired the speech live, according to the Washington Post.
“MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution,” Biden said during his address. “They do not believe in the rule of law. They do not recognize the will of the people. They refuse to accept the results of a free election.”
The Republican Party was born in the 1850s as a primary vehicle to oppose the expansion of slavery in the United States. In 1856, Republicans nominated one of California’s inaugural senators, John C. Frémont, for the 1856 presidential election,[4] but he lost the state by a wide margin to Democrat and eventual winner James Buchanan, though he did win the state of New York. Later in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency as the first Republican president. The Republican Party would emerge as primary opposition to the Democratic Party until the present day.
The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of California. The party is based in Sacramento and is led by chair Jessica Millan Patterson.[2]
As of October 2020, Republicans represent approximately 24% of the state’s registered voters,[3] placing the party far behind the California Democratic Party which has 46% of registered voters. The party is a superminority in the California State Legislature, holding only 19 seats out of 80 in the California State Assembly and 9 seats out of 40 in the California State Senate. The party holds none of the eight statewide executive branch offices, 11 of the state’s 53 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives delegation, and neither of California’s seats in the U.S. Senate.
After Ted Nugent performed at Perry’s 2007 inauguration ball wearing a shirt emblazoned with the Confederate flag, reporter Jay Root called Nugent to ask about the uproar. Nugent, who calls it the “Rebel Flag,” said the “good governor” called him afterward to express his continued support.
“He called me to tell me, when they attack me for wearing the Rebel Flag, ‘Be sure you tell them that I as governor support the waving of the Rebel Flag at the Laredo Airport,’” Nugent says in the interview. Nugent says Perry told him what to say to the critics: “Tell them to drop dead.”
Multimedia: Parsing Perry’s Past on Race | The Texas Tribune
Rick Perry
Rick Perry made national headlines in 2009 when, during a speech to a Tea Party group, he floated the possibility that Texas could secede from the union. But the governor’s substantive ties to the neo-Confederate movement may be deeper than previously known.
A 1998 voting guide published by a leading neo-Confederate group and obtained by Salon not only endorses Perry for lieutenant governor but also describes him as “a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.” Perry’s office did not respond to a request for comment about the governor’s possible membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
This is the document, published by the League of the South on its website DixieNet.org; it was unearthed by Edward Sebesta, a Texas-based independent researcher and co-editor of “Neo-Confederacy: A Critical Introduction.” (Click the image for larger size.)
Contents
History[edit]
The Republican Party was born in the 1850s as a primary vehicle to oppose the expansion of slavery in the United States. In 1856, Republicans nominated one of California’s inaugural senators, John C. Frémont, for the 1856 presidential election,[4] but he lost the state by a wide margin to Democrat and eventual winner James Buchanan, though he did win the state of New York. Later in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency as the first Republican president. The Republican Party would emerge as primary opposition to the Democratic Party until the present day.
California Republicans and Democrats were competitive throughout the late 19th century. In 1878, Republican California Senator Aaron A. Sargent introduced the language that would become the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which would allow women the right to vote.[4]
Republicans dominated state politics for most of the 20th century (they controlled the state senate from 1891 to 1958) until the 1960s when the Democrats once again became competitive with the rightward shift of the Republican Party, exemplified by their nomination of Barry Goldwater in 1964 (Goldwater lost California in a landslide).[5] Republicans still saw ample success up until the 1990s. George H. W. Bush carried the state in 1988 after Ronald Reagan twice carried the state in 1984 and 1980. Pete Wilson was elected Senator in 1988, and John Seymour was the last Republican Senator from California after being appointed to the seat in 1991.
California’s Latino and Asian populations grew significantly in the 1990s and the growing segment of voters were turned off by the Republican Party’s hard-line stance on immigration (the Party closely tied itself to Proposition 187). Democrats have won most elections at the state, local, and federal levels since the 2000s by comfortable margins. For example, despite failing to win the presidency, Hillary Clinton won a higher percentage of votes than any candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt.[5]
Still, California elected Arnold Schwarzenegger twice for governor. Schwarzenegger and Steve Poizner, who later became an independent, are the last Republicans to win statewide elections in California.
California has two Republican presidents in U.S. history: Richard Nixon, who was a U.S. representative and senator from California, and Ronald Reagan, who was a governor of California (1967–1975). Herbert Hoover also studied in California and lived there for a number of years. Other notable California Republicans include former Governor and Chief Justice Earl Warren, former Governor and Senator Hiram Johnson, and former Senator and founder of Stanford University Leland Stanford.[4]
In 2018, the California Republican Party had fewer registered voters than voters registered with a no party preference option, but that trend reversed in 2020.[6][7]
Elected officials[edit]
The following is a list of Republican statewide, federal, and legislative officeholders:
Members of Congress[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
- None
Both of California’s U.S. Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 1992. John F. Seymour was the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate. Appointed in 1991 by Pete Wilson who resigned his Class I Senate seat because he was elected governor in 1990, Seymour lost the 1992 special election to determine who would serve the remainder of the term expiring in 1995. Seymour lost the special election to Democratic challenger Dianne Feinstein, who was subsequently elected to a full term two years later and has held the seat since. Pete Wilson was also the last Republican elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate in 1988, and the last Republican to represent California for a full term in the U.S. Senate from 1983 to 1989.
With the passage of Prop 14 in 2010 setting up a jungle primary system in California, there were two US Senatorial elections in California in which no Republican made the general election: the 2016 election and the 2018 election.
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
Out of the 53 seats California is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 10 are held by Republicans:
- CA-01: Doug LaMalfa
- CA-04: Tom McClintock
- CA-08: Jay Obernolte
- CA-21: David Valadao
- CA-22: Connie Conway
- CA-23: Kevin McCarthy (Minority Leader)
- CA-25: Mike Garcia
- CA-39: Young Kim
- CA-42: Ken Calvert
- CA-48: Michelle Steel
- CA-50: Darrell Issa
Statewide offices[edit]
- None
California has not had a statewide Republican officer since January 2011. Republicans were last elected to a statewide office in 2006, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected as governor and Steve Poizner was elected insurance commissioner. In 2010, term limits prevented Schwarzenegger from seeking a third term while Poizner chose not to seek re-election as insurance commissioner, instead making an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for governor. In 2018, Poizner attempted to run again for his old seat of insurance commissioner, but did so without the affiliation to the Republican Party.
The last Republican to serve as lieutenant governor was Abel Maldonado, who was appointed in 2010 by Schwarzenegger to fill the vacancy when John Garamendi resigned to take a seat in Congress. Maldonado lost his election in 2010 for a full term, and left office in January 2011. The last Republican elected to the position was Mike Curb, who was elected in 1978 and served until January 1983.
The last Republican to serve as Attorney general was Dan Lungren who was elected in 1990 and served until January 1999.
The last Republican to serve as Secretary of State was Bruce McPherson who was appointed to the position in 2005 and the term ended in January 2007. McPherson lost the election for a full term in 2006. The last Republican elected to the position was Bill Jones who was elected in 1994 and reelected in 1998.
The last Republican to serve as State treasurer was Matt Fong who was elected in 1994 and served until January 1999.
The last Republican to serve as State controller was Houston I. Flournoy who was first elected in 1966 and served until January 1975.
The last Republican to serve as the Superintendent of Public Instruction (which is officially a non-partisan position) is Max Rafferty, who was first elected in 1962 and served until January 1971.
Board of Equalization, State Senate and Assembly[edit]
Board of Equalization[edit]
Republicans hold one of the four non-ex-officio seats on the State Board of Equalization:[8]
- 1st District: Ted Gaines
State Senate[edit]
Republicans are in the minority, holding nine of the 40 seats in the State Senate. Republicans have been the minority party in the Senate since 1970.
- SD-1: Brian Dahle
- SD-4: Jim Nielsen
- SD-8: Andreas Borgeas
- SD-16: Shannon Grove
- SD-21: Scott Wilk(Minority Leader)
- SD-23: Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
- SD-28: Melissa Melendez
- SD-36: Patricia Bates
- SD-38: Brian Jones
State Assembly[edit]
Republicans hold 19 of the 80 seats in the State Assembly.[9] The last time the Republicans were the majority party in the Assembly was during 1994–1996.
- AD-1: Megan Dahle
- AD-3: James Gallagher
- AD-5: Frank Bigelow
- AD-6: Kevin Kiley
- AD-12: Heath Flora
- AD-23: Jim Patterson
- AD-26: Devon Mathis
- AD-33: Thurston Smith
- AD-34: Vince Fong
- AD-35: Jordan Cunningham
- AD-36: Tom Lackey
- AD-38: Suzette Martinez Valladares
- AD-55: Phillip Chen
- AD-67: Kelly Seyarto
- AD-68: Steven Choi
- AD-71: Randy Voepel
- AD-72: Tyler Diep
- AD-73: Bill Brough
- AD-75: Marie Waldron (Minority Leader)
Mayoral offices[edit]
Of California’s ten largest cities, two have Republican mayors as of July 2022:
- Fresno (5): Jerry Dyer[10]
- Bakersfield (9): Karen Goh[11]
Governance[edit]
The California Republican Party is a “political party that has detailed statutory provisions applicable to its operation”, which are in division 7, part 3 of the California Elections Code.[12][13] The Republican State Central Committee (RSCC), the governing body of the California Republican Party, functions pursuant to its standing rules and bylaws.[14][15][16] The RSCC works together with the Republican county central committees and district central committees,[16] with county central committees appointing delegates to the RSCC.[17] The regular officers of the RSCC are the chairman, state vice chairman, eight regional vice chairmen, secretary, and treasurer.[18]
County central committees[edit]
There are semi-autonomous county central committees for each of California’s 58 counties.[12][16] At every direct primary election (presidential primary) or when district boundaries are redrawn,[19] their members are either elected by supervisor district or Assembly district depending on the county.[20]
| County party | Elected members |
|---|---|
| Republican Party of Los Angeles County | Assembly district committee members elected at the direct primary elections.[21] |
| Republican Party of San Diego County | Six regular members elected from each Assembly district in the county.[22] |
| Republican Party of Orange County | Six members elected from each Assembly district.[23][24] |
Party chairs[edit]
President Richard Nixon (1969−1974)
President Ronald Reagan (1981−1989)
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- Frank F. Merriam (1928–30)
- Marshal Hale (1930–34)
- Louis B. Mayer (1932–33)
- Earl Warren (1934–36)
- Justus Craemer (1936–38)
- Bradford Melvin (1938–40)
- Thomas Kuchel (1940–42)
- Edward Tickle (1942–44)
- Leo Anderson (1944–46)
- Arthur W. Carlson (1946–48)
- Sim Delapp (1948–50)
- Laughlin Waters (1950–54)
- Thomas W. Caldecott (1954–56)
- Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (1956–58)
- George W. Milias (1958–60)
- John Krehbiel (1960–62)
- Caspar Weinberger (1962–64)
- Gaylord Parkinson (1964–67)
- James Halley (1967–69)
- Dennis Carpenter (1969–71)
- Putnam Livermore (1971–73)
- Gordon Luce (1973–75)
- Paul Haerle (1975–77)
- Michael B. Montgomery (1977–79)
- Truman Campbell (1979–81)
- Tirso del Junco (1981–83)
- Ed Reinecke (1983–85)
- Mike Antonovich (1985–87)
- Bob Naylor (1987–89)
- Frank Visco (1989–91)
- Jim Dignan (1991–93)
- Tirso del Junco (1993–95)
- John Herrington (1995–97)
- Michael J. Schroeder (1997–99)
- John McGraw (1999–2001)
- Shawn Steel (2001–03)
- George “Duf” Sundheim (2003–07)
- Ron Nehring (2007–11)
- Tom Del Beccaro (2011–13)
- Jim Brulte (2013–19)
- Jessica Millan Patterson (since 2019)
Election results[edit]
Presidential[edit]
Gubernatorial[edit]
| Election | Gubernatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | Edward Stanly | 21,040 | 22.46% | Lost  |
| 1859 | Leland Stanford | 10,110 | 9.84% | Lost |
| 1861 | Leland Stanford | 56,036 | 46.41% | Won  |
| 1863 | Frederick Low | 64,283 | 59.03% | Won |
| 1867 | George Congdon Gorham | 40,359 | 43.71% | Lost |
| 1871 | Newton Booth | 62,561 | 52.11% | Won |
| 1875 | Timothy Guy Phelps | 31,322 | 25.48% | Lost |
| 1879 | George Clement Perkins | 67,965 | 42.42% | Won |
| 1882 | Morris M. Estee | 67,175 | 40.79% | Lost |
| 1886 | John Franklin Swift | 84,316 | 43.10% | Lost |
| 1890 | Henry Markham | 125,129 | 49.56% | Won |
| 1894 | Morris M. Estee | 110,738 | 38.92% | Lost |
| 1898 | Henry Gage | 148,354 | 51.68% | Won |
| 1902 | George Pardee | 146,332 | 48.06% | Won |
| 1906 | James Gillett | 125,887 | 40.4% | Won |
| 1910 | Hiram Johnson | 177,191 | 45.94% | Won |
| 1914 | John D. Fredericks | 271,990 | 29.35% | Lost |
| 1918 | William Stephens | 387,547 | 56.28% | Won |
| 1922 | Friend Richardson | 576,445 | 59.69% | Won |
| 1926 | C. C. Young | 814,815 | 71.22% | Won |
| 1930 | James Rolph Jr. | 999,393 | 72.22% | Won |
| 1934 | Frank Merriam | 1,138,629 | 48.87% | Won |
| 1938 | Frank Merriam | 1,171,019 | 44.17% | Lost |
| 1942 | Earl Warren | 1,275,237 | 57.07% | Won |
| 1946 | Earl Warren | 2,344,542 | 91.64% | Won |
| 1950 | Earl Warren | 2,461,754 | 64.86% | Won |
| 1954 | Goodwin Knight | 2,290,519 | 56.83% | Won |
| 1958 | William Knowland | 2,110,911 | 40.16% | Lost |
| 1962 | Richard Nixon | 2,740,351 | 46.87% | Lost |
| 1966 | Ronald Reagan | 3,742,913 | 57.55% | Won |
| 1970 | Ronald Reagan | 3,439,174 | 52.83% | Won |
| 1974 | Houston Flournoy | 2,952,954 | 47.25% | Lost |
| 1978 | Evelle Younger | 2,526,534 | 36.50% | Lost |
| 1982 | George Deukmejian | 3,881,014 | 49.28% | Won |
| 1986 | George Deukmejian | 4,505,601 | 60.54% | Won |
| 1990 | Pete Wilson | 3,791,904 | 49.25% | Won |
| 1994 | Pete Wilson | 4,781,766 | 55.18% | Won |
| 1998 | Dan Lungren | 3,218,030 | 38.38% | Lost |
| 2002 | Bill Simon | 3,169,801 | 42.40% | Lost |
| 2003 (recall) | Arnold Schwarzenegger (best-performing) | 4,206,284 | 48.6% | Won |
| 2006 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 4,850,157 | 55.88% | Won |
| 2010 | Meg Whitman | 4,127,391 | 40.9% | Lost |
| 2014 | Neel Kashkari | 2,929,213 | 40.03% | Lost |
| 2018 | John H. Cox | 4,742,825 | 38.05% | Lost |
| 2021 (recall) | Larry Elder (best-performing) | 3,563,867 | 48.4% | Recall failed |
| 2022 | Brian Dahle | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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