DC Insider Calls the California Republican Party "Tainted Dog Meat"

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

What's the status of the California Republican Party these days?

If you ask some DC insiders, like John Feehery, a GOP strategist who was former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's spokesman, "The party is seen as dog meat -- tainted dog meat at that."

And he's being nice.

No wonder. The State Party -- and its legislative leadership -- is hopelessly out-of-touch with the California electorate. Democratic registration is soaring, Obama has a double-digit lead, and legislative Republicans are doing the two-decade old "read my lips" dance when the majority of Californians are rejecting a cuts-only budget.

As for John McCain's prospects,the Mercury News notes, "Most analysts agree California's 55 electoral votes appear secure for the Democrats. 'McCain was going to lose California anyway, but his gamble to back offshore drilling means he will lose California by 20 points, and it will cause him trouble in Florida,' predicted Simon Rosenberg, president of the New Democrat Network, a group backing Obama."