Election Snapshot: How Long Can California Republicans Rely on Reagan Nostalgia?

Published on May 29, 2024

Commentary President Ronald Reagan remains a touchstone for policy among Republicans nationally and, especially, in California. For example, it’s a major theme in former baseball star Steve Garvey’s campaign for U.S. Senate. Look at this page of a fundraising letter I got from him: (Courtesy of John Seiler) It appeals to defeating “radical Adam Schiff in California to start a Republican Comeback Rally that rivals the Reagan Revolution.” The problem, though, is it doesn’t address the issues of today, especially those of younger voters who may remember President Reagan only as the subject of a few paragraphs in a high school history book...

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