The thought of being a Republican voter, much less a Republican leader, in blue California may be unappealing to some. The state is completely run by Democrats, Republican voter registration is weak, and voters recently approved a huge tax increase …
Read MoreExclusive Interview: CRP’s Harmeet Dhillon Talks New Job As Vice Chair, 2014 Midterms
The California Republican Party must transform itself to appeal to the new demographics of the state, said attorney Harmeet Dhillon, who was elected vice-chair of the state party Mar. 3 at its spring convention in Sacramento, Calif. Dhillon is the …
Read MoreHarmeet Dhillon Elected Vice-chair of California GOP
There were more GLBT Republican delegates at this past week’s state party convention in Sacramento than ever. San Diego’s Republican delegation was led by Susan Jester (president of the local Log Cabin chapter and AIDS Walk founder) and “Mr. Gay …
Last weekend, the California Republican Party held its convention in Sacramento. As it was nearby and featured a speech by neutered bogeyman Karl Rove, I went to the event and sought out those rarest of creatures, San Francisco Republicans. “Are …
Read MoreCalifornia GOP ready and willing to call out the ‘crazies’
The first stop was the first of the aforementioned candidates’ parties. Harmeet Dhillon is now almost a household name in these parts. On the face of it, she was an early Christmas present for a GOP trying to start a …
The 11th Commandment, according to the gospel of former President Ronald Reagan, is an unwritten rule in the Republican Party discouraging public attacks on other Republicans, particularly GOP candidates. “Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republican,” is not intended to discourage …
