The Democrats have ruled California for several decades now.
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If California were a smaller state, then the damage could be limited to a greater extent. The East Coast is chopped up amongst a lot of states (with no state dominating maritime commerce to the extent that CA does). All of that wealth coming into the state has allowed it to abuse its position. No single state should wield that much electoral and financial power in a nation.
I think the more interesting argument is why would a party decide to
abandon an important state the way the Republican Party did.
California could easily have been a force for good, but decent leaders
were not supported by the Republican machine.
Your point is interesting. I don’t personally like the idea of chopping up the state though.