Can a Republican ever win California again?

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Yes, but Californians tend to be very picky with voting for Republicans. Candidates on the statewide level basically have to run near flawless campaigns to win nowadays with the Democrats' strength in the state. How soon it will go for a Republican in a presidential election is pretty much up in the air at this point. There are some parallels to the Republicans situation in the state, and the Democrats of 1991. The Dems had just come off a disappointing loss to Pete Wilson in the midterms, and lost ground in the state legislature. It seemed like yet again Bush would carry the state, and that two Republican senators would be elected in 92. Yet in a year the political climate flipped, gave the state to Clinton, and elected Feinstein and Boxer. I'm not saying someone like Romney would have much of a shot winning the state next year, but there is a remote possibility of a swing like that if you look at historical comparisons. Most likely, the state will start to become more favorable to Republicans again in the mid 2020's.