California May Be Up for Grabs

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Most things in life that get out of hand eventually come to a head. Let's face it, everyone has their breaking point, and that seems to be becoming evident when it comes to the Democrat party. Even long-standing champion for Democrat causes, Bill Maher, has said, we've just reached a new level of crazy. He was very outspoken against LGBTQ+ movements, for example, within the party asking, "Is it something in the water? How did we suddenly wind up having so many confused people? It doesn't make any sense mathematically or otherwise. And why are we embracing this as 'normal?'" James Carville has been outspoken against his beloved party as well, even suggesting the entire party seems to have lost its collective mind. The fact is, the Democrats lost more than just their argument this past November. They lost their base. The House, Senate and White House overwhelmingly went to the Republicans. They lost the women, the blacks, the Hispanics and even the union vote. Now the Democrats might lose their long-standing stronghold in California as the state continues to slip down the drain, and as the preventable California wildfires and horrible mismanagement of them will still be fresh on voters' minds in 2026 when California will elect a new governor since Gavin Newsom cannot run for another term. How will another Democrat sell the people on their ideas when it seems, according to all polls, California voters are extremely unhappy with Democrat leadership right now? They might just vote a Republican into the governor's mansion. And if they do that, they might just vote Republican in state elections as well as the general. The fact is, Democrats have failed Californians badly, and they're simply tired of it. In a poll that ONLY polled Democrats, 68% said they did not have confidence in their party to effectively lead. That's got to be a hard pill to swallow. Voters were even asked to express in one word what they thought of the party. Responses like "ineffective" and "weak" came back. They also said the party was "toothless," "lost," and "floundering." These are not the sort of sentiments you want to hear if you have a very important gubernatorial election right around the corner coming up. And of course, it's highly unlikely the Democrat party in California even get it. The entire party on the national level still seems completely blind to the fact that they lost handily in November because of their ideas, which were vastly unpopular. They are fighting Trump as hard now as they ever did, completely dismissive of the clear mandate handed over by the American people for Trump's plans. California is a big deal for Democrats and has been for a long time. If they actually lose California, it could be lights out for the party for a very long time to come, and the party may be forced to fundamentally change what they stand for. Because clearly, the American people aren't standing with them on what they stand for now.