California Republicans get no respect. Their numbers have dwindled to the point that no one from the hard core right can get elected to statewide office, and the Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has revealed himself to be more liberal than a lot Democrats in the state.
Palin may have “electrified” California Republicans, but her presence on the ticket has done diddley squat for the GOP ticket in the state.
Now even their rock star candidate, vice presidential wannabe Sarah Palin, has dissed them. She has canceled a major trip to the state next week:

The change is a shocker, because Palin’s presence had electrified the GOP base in California. Party insiders were distributing 15,000 tickets to her Sept. 26 rally in Orange County — and fundraisers reported an almost instantaneous sell-out of her two $1,000-a-head Sept. 25 fundraising events in Orange County and Santa Clara.

Both fundraisers had generated such high ticket sales that the OC Lincoln Club event was moved to the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and the Bay Area event was moved from the Woodside home of Tom Siebel to the huge Santa Clara Convention Center.

Palin may have “electrified” California Republicans, but her presence on the ticket has done diddley squat for the GOP ticket in the state. A new Field Poll shows that Obama-Biden is leading McCain-Palin by a whopping 16 points hereabouts.

Still, it’s odd that she would cancel a fundraiser. Obama collected $9 million in a quick, one-day visit to Beverly Hills earlier this week.