Why should there be a repuke primary in California, or Rhode Island, or New York, or any northeastern state?
Those states are guaranteed democrat landslides in November.
If the primary season made any sense, swing states would be the only participants.
Instead, the scattering of repukes in solid blue states have a vastly disproportionate influence on the nomination.
The purpose should be to win the November election.
The Republican Party should, unfortunately, ignore New York, California, and other blue cesspools, and deny them the ability to influence the nomination.
Winning swing states is the only thing that matters in November.