Any ideas what state level poltiics would be like in a theoretical SoCal minus LA state?
I imagine it would have very similar energy to Arizona with a very loud conservative base that had control for decades losing power and refusing to modify their stances in spite of a changing demographic.
That sounds right. Some of those Orange County Republicans in the 70s and 80s were
really out there.
My guess is both of its Senators would have been Republicans until very recently. If it had a Class III Senator, the GOP would have lost the seat in 2016 and made a serious effort to flip it back last year but fallen short.
