I bet it would succeed in most of California.
At least in the Midwest it begins to look as if the blue wave has turned into a red tide.
Immigrant groups have more complex mentalities here than people realize. Lots of people from former communist situations. - Also Christianity is more prominent in Southern California at least than the East Coast and in my opinion more vibrant than Bible Belt. I'd say overall the state is Hillary Clinton-left, not Bernie Sanders-left. (Maybe pockets up North would be Bernie-land?)
However, it being the home of Hollywood, personality does matter. Our ex governors are actors like Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ms. Cortez is very charismatic and has star quality. Look at the mayor of Los Angeles. He gets by on that alone....meanwhile our city is heading down the drain.
The coastal areas are ripe for Communism, the main body of Americans stand by the Founding Fathers’ principles - “Don’t Tread on me”...