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California GOP Looks To Steve Bannon To Unite The Party

The state's small Republican Party hopes the former Trump adviser can galvanize its base ahead of 2018.

California GOP Looks To Steve Bannon To Unite The Party
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To Drain The Swamp, Bannon Wants To Bleed GOP Wallets Dry
To Drain The Swamp, Bannon Wants To Bleed GOP Wallets Dry

To Drain The Swamp, Bannon Wants To Bleed GOP Wallets Dry

The president's former chief strategist has declared war on the establishment.

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Steve Bannon is working to rally the tiny California Republican Party together to grow the base and hold on to seven vulnerable districts in 2018. Less than 26 percent of California voters are registered as Republicans, and the party hasn't won a statewide election since 2006.

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