We Owe California's Patriots an Apology

Topic: Elections

I am just as guilty as the next guy.

“I hope those Californians don’t bring their bad ideas to Texas.”

“They deserve what they get for voting themselves into that mess.”

“Maybe one day soon California will finally detach and float off.”

While some of these barbs are spoken in good humor, they are laced with political resentment that, after the 2020 quasi-election, has been proven to be unjustly held.

Simply put, Californians have not voted themselves into this mess.  Sure, they probably got the ball rolling in the nineties by electing some dirtbags, but most were naïve to the political world until the Trump era kicked off seven years ago.  Notice that I am not saying I think Trump won California in 2020, although many think he did.  I did attend the massive San Diego boat parade in September 2020 and felt the energy.  I have no doubt California is much closer than people think.

The state’s political hopes groan under the departure of lost Republican voters, which is verified by registration records and the obvious fact that two out of every three new neighbors showing up in your subdivision is a Trump-flag waving Golden State refugee.