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OC GOP Wonders What Awaits Them in 2020
Party leaders debate how to win back congressional seats and regain its power in Orange County.
The 2018 midterms gave the Republican Party of Orange County a historical drubbing in OC's congressional races. This has led to much soul-searching among party activists over how to ensure their future in a county where Ronald Reagan once said "all the good Republicans go to die." On one hand, the GOP still holds a majority of the county's elected positions on the local level. On the other hand, they only hold a voter registration advantage over the Democrats of a bit over 1 percent. Is it time for the GOP to scrap its traditional playbook, as some activists are saying--or should they hold on to their conservative message?