The Times podcast: How the California GOP lost its national sway
Aug. 23, 1988: President Reagan receives a “Win One for the Skipper” T-shirt from Pete Wilson after a fundraising lunch for the U.S. senator at the Irvine Hilton Hotel.
(Don Tormey / Los Angeles Times)
Listen to this episode of The Times:
For decades, Republicans across the country looked to California for conservative stars and ideas even as the GOP lost its way in the state. Not anymore.
Today, we talk about how how Kevin McCarthy’s tortuous path to become speaker of the House was yet another loud death rattle for the California GOP. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times politics columnist Mark Z. Barabak
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