SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mark Meuser is no stranger to uphill battles in California politics. The Republican, running a longshot bid to unseat Sen. Alex Padilla in the deep blue state, is a staunchly conservative lawyer who opposes abortion rights and believes the 2020 presidential election is still unresolved.
In an interview this week with the Bay Area News Group about what motivates him to keep running for office after two previous landslide defeats, Meuser likened his campaign to a Christian missionary spreading the gospel of Republicanism in the “dark continent of Africa.”
“If you wanted to be a missionary, do you go to the Bible Belt? Or do you go to the dark continent of Africa?” Meuser said when asked why he runs in progressive California. “If you want to make the biggest change, and if you want to help the people, you go to where there’s the biggest needs.”
