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California GOP gears up for 2024 presidential election

California Republicans gather in Burlingame to organize and prepare for the November polls.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AkZBhZ362K4?&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>“Make America Great Again” hats were worn at the recent California GOP convention in Burlingame.Hundreds of Republicans packed the Hyatt Regency for the three-day event.Many were eager to hear from South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem – viewed by some as a potential running mate for former U.S. president Donald Trump.Noem made a specific contrast between herself and California&#x27;s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom on how they handled the COVID-19 pandemic in their respective states.“South Dakota was the only state in the country that never once closed a single business,&quot; said Noem. &quot;We never once mandated masks or vaccines. I didn&#x27;t even define what an essential business was, because I don&#x27;t believe that governors have the authority to tell you that your business is essential.”Trump in a recent interview said he may announce his running mate in July at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Meanwhile, Conservatives at the convention said despite California being mostly a Democratic state, the tide may be turning with a seeming shift towards the Republican Party.“We&#x27;re seeing that the left has lost its mojo, its momentum,&quot; said Shawn Steel of the RNC. &quot;The progressives are even disappointed in themselves. They&#x27;re not going to vote. There&#x27;s a tremendous amount of discouragement.”The head of the San Francisco Republican Party, meanwhile, claimed voters now have more confidence in GOP candidates to run the state.&quot;People would be hard-pressed to find one single thing that the Democratic Party is doing in this state,&quot; said John Dennis. &quot;People are finding that the Republicans are reasonable and have more confidence in us being able to run the state.&quot;Republicans also believe that the U.S. and Southeast Asia, along with the Philippines, would be better off with Trump being reelected in November.&quot;We&#x27;re not going to see Russia and China expand and be as reckless as they have,&quot; said Steel. &quot;The entire Southeast Asia is under threat from China. I think we&#x27;re going to see that turn around dramatically.”California has not gone red in a presidential race since 1988, between then-Vice-President George Bush and then-Massachusetts Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis.

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California GOP gears up for 2024 presidential election

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Rommel Conclara | TFC News Burlingame

Published May 23, 2024 05:43 PM PHT

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