After Gov. Gavin Newsom’s resounding defeat of the recall in September, have all the possible Republican opponents been scared off? Will the California Republican Party field anyone to make a race of these two high profile seats? It’s looking less and less likely, with the March 11 filing deadline fast approaching, and the primary election itself coming up on June 7th, just four and a half months away.

What impact could the lack of a big name at the top have on some key down-ballot races?

For more on what’s going on, KCBS Radio's Political Reporter and host of The State of California -- joined by KCBS Radio's Patti Reising -- spoke with Mike Madrid, longtime Republican political consultant based in Sacramento and co-founder of The Lincoln Project.