"I was aware that a quarter of the children in the country are born in poverty, and that the condition of public schools in California was disastrous."

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The party cannot be competitive nationally unless it's competitive in California, Oregon, Washington, New England, Pennsylvania, along the coasts. And the problem for the party is, you can't get there from here. You can't start out where the current Republicans are and win back those places. To me, what you have to do is create a different Republican Party that can win in those places.

— David Brooks