OC Assembly fight is the latest GOP fracas

The California Republican Party has always fought battles between its conservative and moderate wings, with the former often engaged in “RINO” hunting — targeting those officials who they depict as Republican In Name Only. But as the party’s fortunes fade, its internal disputes are becoming more contentious and increasingly counterproductive.
A recent statewide fracas involved Assemblyman Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley, who re-registered as a No Party Preference candidate sho