It's been nearly a week since election day, and California is still counting ballots, imposing an agonizing wait on a nation wondering who will lead the next U.S. House of Representatives. It isn't a surprise that California is taking its time to verify,
Social media rumors that the California governor wanted to secede his state from the Union went viral this week.
Nine states have at least one uncalled House race, some of which are so close they are headed to a recount. Then there’s California. About half of the yet-to-be-decided House races are in the state, which has only counted about three-quarters of its votes statewide.
Newsom has vowed to make California a leader of the resistance against Trump’s second term — especially when it comes to disagreements over the state’s voter-ID and climate laws, as well as protections for women seeking abortions and LGBTQ+ rights.
If California Democrats are going to help reclaim the American Dream from whatever malevolence befalls it now, we can start by reclaiming the California Dream first.
Nine of the 16 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.
Donald Trump’s win challenges the state’s progressive policies on climate, immigration, abortion and LGBTQ rights. Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom may benefit politically.
Californians took the law into their own hands this Election Day, using their collective voice to shut down the soft-on-crime experiments that have plagued the Golden State over the last decade, including voting out a handful of elected district attorneys acting like public defenders that championed anti-public safety policies.