Rebuilding the ‘Orange Curtain’: Republicans Retrench in Southern California

Rebuilding the ‘Orange Curtain’: Republicans Retrench in Southern California
A woman holds a sign expressing Latino support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his campaign rally at the Orange County Fair and Event Center, in Costa Mesa, Calif., on April 28, 2016. David McNew/AFP via Getty Images
Brad Jones
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Orange County conservatives are returning to their roots under the banner of a group that former President Ronald Reagan often called “the conscience of the Republican Party.”

New California Republican Assembly (CRA) chapters are forming in Orange, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and San Clemente/Dana Point. The CRA’s mission is to engage a broader base of conservatives, recruit strong candidates, and win back seats in the historically red county, according to Costa Mesa Republican Assembly (CMRA) President Jennye Bigelow.