This is dumb debate. You have to define the criteria first to make it an objective view....
The only thing dumb is when people took it too seriously. California was roasted and toasted and while some were good sports, others got their... er.... leg supports in a bunch. And BTW, I was born in CA, spent half my life there. And I know for a fact, it's insane. Truly whacko. I lived in a dusty valley there, Modesto, home of Condidit. A town with mail vehicles running off methane, where every house was required to maintain a certain number of trees, where the head of education wanted to turn the students into Ghandis. The people were conservative for the most part, but the government and paper were liberal whackos, at least when I was there.
But I would not have voted for CA. I'm not even counting the votes. I would have if it didn't get so serious. This was all in fun. Just a chance to poke fun at the majority vote of whatever state you wanted to, more than anything else. To remind liberals that ridicule works both ways. Freegards.