The Reddening of the Golden State

It’s been said more than once that where California goes, so goes the nation — not only culturally but politically and especially economically. After all, were California a country, it would rank fifth among the world’s economies, behind the rest of the U.S., China, Germany, and Japan.

At first thought, the prospect is downright terrifying, given the unchecked leftism, the exploding debt, the rampant crime, the failing schools, sexual deviancy, the environmental insanity, the tent cities, the poop patrols, all that.

But what if Californians had walked up to the edge, stared down into the abyss of failed statehood, and said, No mas?

Don’t look now, but a new poll suggests this may already be happening. Released last Thursday, a survey conducted by David Wolfson and sponsored by the media firm Madison McQueen said that nearly 50% of likely voters would consider a Republican governor. And not only that:

• 83% of voters think the state’s gas prices are too high

• 73% support the state’s anti-crime Proposition 36, which the state’s Democrat leaders have refused to fund

• 72% say homelessness is a big problem

• 69% blame the state’s Democrats for soaring energy and utility costs ….

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