GOP presidential candidates like Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who were in California last week, bashed the state, to party voters' delight.
Victoria Cooper of Westminster shows her support of former President Trump outside the state GOP convention in Anaheim on Sept. 29, 2023.in Anaheim, where he spent the better part of 90 minutes trashing the Golden State, its politicians and its policies.
All the while, and usually behind closed doors, the candidates held fundraisers at the homes of wealthy Californians. The state has long been a popular destination for Republican presidential contenders looking to raise cash. In 2020, Californians donated more than $92 million to Trump’s campaign and to super PACs and other groups that supported his unsuccessful reelection effort, according to the nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics.
Supporters of former President Trump celebrate before his address at the state GOP convention in Anaheim on Sept. 29, 2023. For lifelong Californians Guadalupe and Hilario Gonzales, anti-California rhetoric from the presidential candidates felt validating. Guadalupe Gonzales, who attended Trump’s speech at the Anaheim convention Friday, said his gripes about how the state has handled drought, wildfires, crime and immigration resonated with her own beliefs.The couple didn’t seem to mind the widespread California-bashing they heard at the weekend convention.
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