To the editor: George Skelton indicated that the Republican Party has lost considerable power since the passage of Proposition 187 in 1994, and he cites a number of reasons why. <\/p>\n
With the Democrats in control of the Legislature and most state offices for the last 25 years, they should have had enough time to fix the various problems facing California. <\/p>\n
We have some of the highest tax rates in the country, so why is it we have a massive homeless problem, high gas prices, a poor education system, bad highways, extremely high home prices and a boatload of other problems? <\/p>\n
If Skelton is correct about Republicans being marginalized in California, then the party in power is not doing a very good job. Thanks to Skelton for his keen observation.<\/p>\n
Paul Salerno, Riverside<\/p>\n
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To the editor: I am a registered Democrat and consider myself moderate or even libertarian. Like many, I often look at the candidates and vote for the lesser of two evils. <\/p>\n
I have voted for Republicans in the past. I dont know exactly when I stopped, but it definitely was when the Republicans started nominating far-right (in my opinion) candidates. <\/p>\n
The most memorable was the 1998 governors race between Democrat Gray Davis and Republican Dan Lungren. I did not like Davis, but I sure wasnt going to vote for Lungren. <\/p>\n
Maybe that was when the GOP should have seen it needed to change. <\/p>\n
Dennis Watson, Ventura<\/p>\n
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