The California Republican Party’s newly elected chair says the party can make inroads in some of the state’s bluest areas. But the party has a long way to go before it can be truly competitive statewide, experts said, and Democrats aren’t sweating it.
“The California GOP is irrelevant statewide,” Rep. Robert Garcia told NOTUS. “They can continue to do what they want, they’re not gonna get anywhere.”
As California Republicans gear up for a difficult governor’s race in 2026, chair Corrin Rankin said they will “make investments into communities that Republicans haven’t typically made investments into,” specifically precincts and demographics that might have warmed up to President Donald Trump during last year’s election.