Sunday, March 20, 2011

The GOP state convention in Sacramento

AP photo: Debbie Walker, of Eureka, relaxes Saturday 
at the GOP state convention in Sacramento.
Republicans try to find common ground at convention
SACRAMENTO - Millions of registered Republicans in Inland Southern California and around the state someday could receive mail ballots to choose who the party nominates for the Legislature and other partisan posts.

The proposal emerged Saturday at the state GOP's three-day spring convention here as a potential solution to a rift about how the party should endorse candidates when Prop. 14, the state's top-two primary law, goes into effect next year.

"One thing everyone agrees on is that Prop. 14 is a disaster." said Chris Mann, the former treasurer of the Riverside County GOP. "We can't do nothing, but how best do we respond?"

The debate was the dominant issue at a gathering that comes as the state GOP tries to chart a way forward after no statewide wins last fall and seeing its share of the California electorate fall below 31 percent....