Buried in the avalanche of documents released in the state probe of secretive political groups was a fairly succinct description of the problems facing California Republicans. It was striking not because of the content made public by the Fair Political Practices Commission — it mimicked what California Democrats have been saying for years — but because of the author, Republican consultant and fundraiser Jeff Miller. …
“There is no good way to sugarcoat this. … The Republican label is anathema to younger voters, women and Latinos — growing voter blocs with real significance to future elections.”
“We are going to be on permanent defense in California for the foreseeable future,” the memo went on, “and even then, we will need to pick our battles wisely and not spread ourselves too thin.” CONT.
Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times