Look at the credo of the Cal Trailblazers:

California Trailblazers are the next generation of Republican leaders in our state legislature. Individuals with fiscally conservative principles and ideas that will restore the California spirit, revive our economy, and lead to private sector job creation.

California Trailblazers is the only recruitment, training, and advisement program for California legislative candidates supported by Majority Whip Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, and Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway.

The next generation? – I remember that term, it was the 21st Century GOP Platform that had the Life issue, family issue, gun issue and even the section on ethics stripped out of it. Charles Munger is reputed to have spent some $400k all totaled trying to gut the California Republican Party Platform.

He lost.

Now his people are telling donors to stop giving to the CAGOP and to give to a competitor organization called Cal Trailblazers.

Control.

I’ve seen this crap before. Consultants like Dave Gilliard used to control parts of the CRA. While there are still some consultants left behind on the current leadership of the CRA – they (including myself) number 4 on the board as opposed to over half at one point being staffers or consultants.

In April of 2011 – there was a war for control of the CRA. Now, the pattern is duplicating itself.

Like with the CRA – political insiders are out there telling people not to donate to the CRA or the CRP.

Like with the CRA – a competitor organization was created called the CRC (aka CROC) to maintain the commercial endorsement enterprise. In the case of the CRP, it is called California Trailblazers.

As an aside: note that the California Trailblazer’s mission statement says “Fiscal Conservative” not Conservative – in describing the candidates they are seeking.

Then there is the second paragraph – the Control part of the Mission statement.

The “Republican Leadership” has decreed that only California Trailblazers will be the official recruitment tool for “Republican Candidates” for office!

What about the CRA, nope, don’t control it.

What about the CYRF, nope, don’t control it.

What about Women’s Fed? Nope, don’t control it.

It’s all about control, folks – and Charles Munger’s money is not far behind.

If, indeed the CRP is broke and I know that the legislative caucuses are broke, too. Third house sources tell me that the money is almost 100% controlled by “non-Republican” interests… this means that there has to have been some sort of deal.

If I’m wrong – then it is an even worse act of grotesque stupidity by the legislative leadership.

As I see it – the idea here was to run media drills, cut off the money, kill the party and leave it open for daddy moneybags to take over.

Screw the activist.

Why? In the Prop 14 world people are experiencing almost clinical symptoms over the amazing feelings of a loss of control.

World War Three was fought in the CRA over control of coveted CRA endorsements.

Now – a War is brewing, complete with the usual Consultant tactics for control of the California Republican Party.

Congratulations, idiots. With the numbers at 30% and falling – you’re going for 20. Hope its’ worth it.