{"id":7049529,"date":"2026-08-27T23:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/newport-beach-magas-are-losing-their-grip-the-liberal-oc\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T23:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:32:56","slug":"newport-beach-magas-are-losing-their-grip-the-liberal-oc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7049529","title":{"rendered":"Newport Beach MAGAs are Losing Their Grip \u2013 The Liberal OC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OC GOP Chair Will O\u2019Neill is in a state of denial.\u00a0 When the most Republican of OC Cities needs a rallying social media post from the MAGA Party chair, it\u2019s trouble.\u00a0 Trouble like 2006 and 2008 and 2018.\u00a0 That blue wave is on the horizon and Republican voters are divided.<\/p>\n
ONeill issued this statement on Facebook Wednesday:<\/p>\n
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This post is for Newport Beach residents.<\/em><\/p>\n
In November, you\u2019re going to choose who you want on your City Council and you will also have a terrible ballot proposition to vote down.<\/em><\/p>\n
The city\u2019s budget is running surpluses without a single tax increase anywhere to be seen. The increased investment over the past years in basics like infrastructure and safety have consistently increased property tax revenues, which has allowed the current council to re-invest in expanding police and fire operations. The roads are great, the projects are coming in on time, and homelessness is barely an issue for discussion. And debt\/liabilities are way down.<\/em><\/p>\n
In sum, we\u2019re in a good spot as a city with the constant aspiration to improve. Which is exactly where we should expect Newport Beach to be.<\/em><\/p>\n
I have endorsed Joe Stapleton, Erik Weigand, Lauren Kleiman, and Robyn Grant for re-election.<\/em><\/p>\n
After everything we have done in local politics to ensure that we\u2019re not bringing LA into OC, I\u2019m shocked specifically by the campaign being run by Andy Gerken against Lauren Kleiman.<\/em><\/p>\n
Kudos to Gerken on his professional career as a well-liked surgeon. But his political side? It\u2019s a train wreck.<\/em><\/p>\n
On his own campaign site, he\u2019s touting endorsements from Long Beach Congressman Robert Garcia, assassination-celebrating Assembly candidate Chris Kluwe, and failed lefty state senate candidate Chris Duncan.<\/em><\/p>\n
What about these guys made Gerken decide to seek and advertise their support?<\/em><\/p>\n
Was it when Garcia supported LA District Attorney George Gascon for re-election after Gascon\u2019s policies led to the murder of a woman in Newport Beach? Was it when Garcia went on CNN and proclaimed that \u201cwhat the American public want is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight\u201d?<\/em><\/p>\n
Was it when Chris Kluwe celebrated Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination? Or when Kluwe was arrested at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting? Or when Kluwe told the New York Times that \u201cDemocratic socialism has worked in America\u201d? Or when Kluwe made a joke about child molestation while in the NFL?<\/em><\/p>\n
No LA in OC, and certainly not in NB.<\/em><\/p>\n
Resources:<\/em><\/p>\n
Calling on our pals in Newport Beach \u2014 Democrats and Republicans alike; how much does Will need to worry here?<\/p>\n
\u00a0 OC GOP Chair Will O\u2019Neill is in a state of denial.\u00a0 When the most Republican of OC Cities needs a rallying social media post from the MAGA Party chair, it\u2019s trouble.\u00a0 Trouble like 2006 and 2008 and 2018.\u00a0 That blue wave is on the horizon and Republican voters are divided. ONeill issued this statement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7049530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173556,207041,212105],"tags":[711,2313,14264,3911,68434,13432],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-7049529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gop","category-newport-beach","category-will-oneil","tag-beach","tag-grip","tag-liberal","tag-losing","tag-magas","tag-newport"],"yoast_head":"\n
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