Oh what BS...the decline of California has everything to do with the rise of the latino population there
almost every minority flavor in America votes leftist...to claim the fact they are minority has nothing to do with it is wishful thinking for those who cannot handle the truth about how particular groups of people both behave a vote
I will ping two Cali freepers...one former...one current and ask them if the fact the latino population as a percentage in California has nearly doubled since 1990 is the major factor in why the state is now lost..and further...their continued rise nationwide bodes just as poorly if only by their voting stats alone
even with a poor candidate like McCain, white men in Kali voted nearly 50/50...49 to be exact
latino men voted mid 70s percentage for Obama
that would have killed us even by their 1990 population
GOP has lost Kali every major election since 1988
California, which rapidly gained population during the Gold Rush of 1848, joined the union in September, 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. With the exception of 1920 and 2010, the state has gained electoral votes from every census since its founding. In 1972, California reached 45 electoral votes, passing New York for most in the country. With 55 currently, the state has more than 10% of all available electoral votes. While growth in the Latino population has helped make California a reliably Democratic state today, this was not always the case. In fact, from 1952 through 1988, Republicans won every presidential election except the landslide loss of Barry Goldwater in 1964. In 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain by 61%-37%.