'It's bad politics': Why California Republicans are avoiding Donald Trump -- and muscling in behind Arnold Schwarzenegger
SACRAMENTO, California — In the long-running feud between Donald Trump and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republicans in California’s redistricting wars are quickly settling on who they want — and don’t want — on their side.
On one hand is Schwarzenegger, the former governor and movie star who, in the name of reforms he championed over a decade ago, is preparing to “terminate” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering campaign. He is, by one measure, the most popular Republican in the country.
On the other?
“Republicans in California aren’t talking about Trump and redistricting because it’s bad politics,” said Jon Fleischman, a political strategist and former executive director of the California GOP.
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