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    Which Way, L.A.?

    What's Next for California's Republican Party?

    The political website Calbuzz calls "reapportionment" the " most hated word " in politics and says reports about it amount to "eat your spinach journalism." But when you put familiar names on the maps of new districts, and look at which party wins and which one loses, it gets very interesting.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The political website Calbuzz calls "reapportionment" the "most hated word" in politics and says reports about it amount to "eat your spinach journalism." But when you put familiar names on the maps of new districts, and look at which party wins and which one loses, it gets very interesting. Political insiders agree that the Citizens Commission created by voters did its job, by avoiding both partisanship and incumbency. And even Republicans agree that spells trouble for the GOP.

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    New Political Lines Will Hang Republicans Out to Dry
    1. 0:00Governor Brown Wants Urgency for a Budget Deal
    2. 6:52What's Next for California's Republican Party?You’re reading this
    3. 25:51Weird Weather and Climate Change
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Mercury Public Affairs

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      National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

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    2 of 3
    New Political Lines Will Hang Republicans Out to Dry
    1. 0:00Governor Brown Wants Urgency for a Budget Deal
    2. 6:52What's Next for California's Republican Party?You’re reading this
    3. 25:51Weird Weather and Climate Change
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