Oh, I'm sorry. I though you were advocating this article and thought this was truly a "jump-the-shark" post.
I merely thought this article was amusing.
Specifically I found amusing how this author is talking about the CA GOP is not going sufficiently to the center, while people here are complaining 24/7 that the GOP has gone too far to the center and beyond.
It's all in the eye of the beholder.
The one thing I do agree with, is that in CA, with only 34% registered Republicans, no Republican can win statewide office without appealing to moderates and independents beyond the base.