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Zorro

(18,691 posts)
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 04:10 PM Nov 2025

Republicans, including 'cowardly' Schwarzenegger, take heat for lopsided loss on Prop. 50

Republican infighting crescendoed in the aftermath of California voters overwhelmingly approving a Democratic-friendly redistricting plan this week that may undercut the GOP’s control of Congress and derail President Trump’s polarizing agenda.

The state GOP chairwoman was urged to resign and former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who championed the creation of the state’s independent redistricting commission, was called “cowardly” by one top GOP leader for not being more involved in the campaign.

Leaders of the Republican-backed committees opposing the ballot measure, known as Proposition 50, were questioned about how they spent nearly $58 million in the special election after such a dismal outcome.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, the once prodigious Republican fundraiser, reportedly vowed earlier in the campaign that he could raise $100 million for the opposition but ended up delivering a small fraction of that amount.

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego), a conservative firebrand, called on state GOP chair Corrin Rankin to step down and faulted other Republican leaders and longtime party operatives for the ballot measure’s failure, calling them “derelict of duty and untrustworthy and incompetent.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-06/gop-recriminations-lop-sided-loss-proposition-50

Republicans in disarray!

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Republicans, including 'cowardly' Schwarzenegger, take heat for lopsided loss on Prop. 50 (Original Post) Zorro Nov 2025 OP
smart repubs knew it was a waste of money. nt msongs Nov 2025 #1
Are there any smart repubs left? nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #2
I saw several No on Prop 50 commercials................. Lovie777 Nov 2025 #3
$58 Million Down the Gaslit Tubes! Cha Nov 2025 #4
The state GOP party is complete shit Johonny Nov 2025 #5

Lovie777

(22,961 posts)
3. I saw several No on Prop 50 commercials.................
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 04:22 PM
Nov 2025

one with Schwarzenegger in it, all of them were bad. I'm disappointed with AS, seriously.

Cha

(319,067 posts)
4. $58 Million Down the Gaslit Tubes!
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 04:38 PM
Nov 2025

Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego)... Blame the Traitor..

Come On San Diego Do Better!

TY!

Johonny

(26,173 posts)
5. The state GOP party is complete shit
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:13 PM
Nov 2025

They ran has been Steve Garvey for governor because the state party is devoid of the social liberal, fiscal conservatives that they used to run.

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