I'd be interested in some evidence for your assertion that "socialist tendencies" have broad popular appeal in California.
Since in every presidential race since 1988 the Democrat has won by as much as FOURTEEN percentage points; since it was one of the first states to legalize domestic partnerships for gays (expanded by the legislature, who were voted in by the electorate); and since it has a liberal democrat-controlled state legislature and keeps sending Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein to Washington, California has fooled me into ignoring it as a conservative stronghold. So sorry.
PS--the Democrats being in charge of the state legislature for 48 of the last 50 years doesn't exactly sell me on the idea that Cali is misrepresented as Liberalville, either.