EPISODE · Jan 18, 2023 · 23 MIN
How the California GOP lost its national sway
from Headlines From The Times · host Jazmín Aguilera, Kinsee Morlan, Roberto Reyes, Helen Li, Gustavo Arellano, David Toledo, Ashlea Brown, Kasia Broussalian, Heba Elorbany, Nicolas Perez, Mark Nieto, Denise Guerra, Mario Diaz, Mike Heflin, Shani O. Hilton, Mark Z. Barabak
For decades, Republicans across the country looked to California for conservative stars and ideas even as the GOP lost its way in the state. Not anymore.Today, we talk about how how Kevin McCarthy’s tortuous path to become Speaker of the House was yet another loud death rattle for the California GOP. Read the full transcript here. Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times politics columnist Mark Z. BarabakMore reading:Column: Kevin McCarthy ‘won’ the House speakership. Now the country will pay the priceListen to “The Battle of 187”Today’s GOP could snub even Reagan
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For decades, Republicans across the country looked to California for conservative stars and ideas even as the GOP lost its way in the state. Not anymore.
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How the California GOP lost its national sway
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