Republicans risk becoming a third party in the next 10 to 15 years because of their "xenophobia" and "hyper-masculinity," according to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
"California in the 1990s is a lot like America in 2019, 2020, 2021. Here's the real story: The Republican Party has walked off a cliff. They are third party status," Newsom said during an exclusive interview with Axios on Monday.
After decades of decline, the California Republican Party officially hit third party status last year. According to a report from Political Data Inc.,
independent voters outnumbered registered Republicans by about 73,000 people. The state as a whole remained blue, with 44 percent of the state's electorate registered as Democrats.
The California GOP also experienced devastating losses during the 2018 midterm election cycle. Republicans now hold just seven seats in the state's 53-member congressional delegation.
"That is exactly what Donald Trump is doing and Mitch McConnell, who is completely complicit, is doing to the Republican Party nationally. They don't even know what is about to hit them. I am honestly empathetic towards what they are about to experience, which is a profound demise because of their own making," Newsom added.
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