Just weeks before California voters begin casting mail ballots, about 1,000 of the state's Republicans will gather in Los Angeles this weekend at their biannual convention. This year's theme: "Reclaim California."
It's a tall order for a party that is struggling -- California Republicans remain at a historic low in voter registration, are vastly outgunned financially by their Democratic rivals and are unlikely to elect a statewide candidate in November.
But the state remains critical in national politics, as reflected by the top speakers at the three-day gathering at the Marriott near Los Angeles International Airport.
Sen. Rand Paul, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, will address delegates and guests at a luncheon on Saturday. The Kentucky senator has been spending a lot of time in California, connecting with traditional donors as well libertarian-leaning constituencies as he seeks to plant a flag in the crowded GOP presidential field.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, the second-highest-ranking Republican in Washington, D.C., speaks Saturday evening.
The sole statewide candidate who has a prime-time speaking slot is Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, who is running for state controller. All of the other statewide candidates -- including gubernatorial hopeful Neel Kashkari -- have been relegated to the sleepy Sunday morning general session.
That's a notable departure from years past, when top-of-the-ticket gubernatorial and Senate candidates, such as 2010 nominees Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina, were lauded at glitzy convention lunches and dinners.
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