Brulte says Republicans are 'resigned' to an Obama victory
By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com ReporterJim L. Brulte, former Republican leader of both the state Assembly and state Senate, said that congressional Republicans are resigned to a McCain defeat in November.
"They are resigned to a probable Obama victory," Brulte told The New York Times for a story that asks if the “Era of Dominance” is over for conservatives.
Brulte argued that Republicans see a presidential loss as an important step in eventually retaking control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
House Republicans, Brulte told the paper, "understand that that is a necessity in order to set the stage to retake the majority."
Brulte served as the Republican Assembly leader from 1992-95, and as the state party's Senate leader from 2000-04.
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