Republicans on the west coast (generations, health care, weapons, conspiracy)

[jbtornado]

Originally Posted by Natural510

The eastern half of California is still quite conservative (particularly the areas burning right now) but the big catalyst may be Orange County moving blue or at least purple. Rohrabacher lising his seat was probably the most significant flip this month.

Here in lies the issue now.. Trump is going to have those areas of the state that did support him not now.... It wont matter for the electoral college but for funding and house seats its going to make it worse for him

[Vegabern]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

It is the only way we can preserve the coastal enviornment

As much as I would like to see progressive ideals on the coast (and across the country) I can't support a "purge".

[Prophet619]

Originally Posted by Vegabern

As much as I would like to see progressive ideals on the coast (and across the country) I can't support a "purge".

They are purging themselves by their own actions.

[jacqueg]

Originally Posted by banjomike

Okey dokey.

Orange county in S. California was supposed to be Democrat-proof too.
Better get used to the fact that this is a new century. The past is not ever going to be the present again.

I grew up in ‘the OC’. It’s been urbanizing steadily for years, as population has grown. It’s no news that urban areas tend more liberal than rural ones. Eastern Oregon, Washington, and California remain pretty darn rural. City voters in those areas are still outnumbered and are being outvoted by rural folks.

[normstad]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

Only one US Rep from Oregon that is Republican and in a coastal (west) district, in the lower 48.

How vulnerable is this seat? What will it take to purge the Republicans completely off the west coast and push them inland?

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In land Oregon is much like Idaho, fairly conservative.

[saltine]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

Only one US Rep from Oregon that is Republican and in a coastal (west) district, in the lower 48.

How vulnerable is this seat? What will it take to purge the Republicans completely off the west coast and push them inland?

A fire?

[PilgrimsProgress]

At least now the residents of Dem dominated counties will know who to blame as their communities deteriorate and their taxes go up

[Hesychios]

Originally Posted by Chicano3000X

I would not want all dems.

Needs balance..

Exactly.


Dems and Greens would be good

[normstad]

Originally Posted by Hesychios

Exactly.


Dems and Greens would be good

I think there are some good, traditional GOP members left. The problem is, they have been silenced. Want to be a traditional GOP person running for office? The extremes will walk all over you in the primaries. The party has been torn apart, and frankly, if it is not straightened out by 2020, it might as well be blown up.

[tickyul]

I think the Dems will do the utmost to keep the gains they have on the west-coast, Orange
county is a HUGE prize for them. That one seat is doomed.