Here's why these Republicans think they can be elected governor in deep-blue California

Left, Travis Allen, a California State assemblyman from Huntington Beach, addresses Republican donors at the home of Arcadia Mayor Peter Amundson on Oct. 7. Right, John H. Cox, a GOP candidate for governor, appears at the Anaheim Marriott on Oct. 21. Left, Travis Allen, a California State assemblyman from Huntington Beach, addresses Republican donors at the home of Arcadia Mayor Peter Amundson on Oct. 7. Right, John H. Cox, a GOP candidate for governor, appears at the Anaheim Marriott on Oct. 21