As California has descended into madness, the rest of the nation is also descending into madness.
Gun control.
"Red Flag" laws.
Hyper-environmental paganism.
"Sanctuary" policies that openly defy Federal law.
Floods of illegal third-world hoards.
You can find these things now in many, many states - even ones people label as "conservative."
The real danger is that so goes California, so goes the nation.
That period of Media ascendancy is ending.