I’m not too well clued up on this but surely the political power of California, its representatives and its electoral votes are ultimately dependent on its population. If the population is fleeing from the State, then surely its political clout will diminish too? Or does it not work that way?
Illegal aliens are quickly populating the state.
Look at the weighted average of the demographics of those fleeing California. The cream of the educated and income strata has read their tax bill and 401K.
They have decided to leave....Econ 101.
Now, remember there are no empty houses. The state is being back-filled with walk-ins and no-ID motor voters.