GOP on verge of being third choice of California voters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Republicans, who haven't won a statewide election in 12 years and are fighting a pitched battle for the political ground they now hold in the state's congressional delegation, found themselves facing a new dilemma Thursday.
They are on the edge of losing their decades-old status as the second-largest bloc of the state's voters, their ranks now only two-tenths of a percentage point greater than those of unaffiliated, "independent" voters.
"The registration numbers are a reflection of how far away this state has slipped for Republicans," said Rob Stutzman, a longtime GOP strategist.
The latest blow came from the state's official voter registration report, which showed only 28,649 more Republicans than independent
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