California’s descent into a one-party state accelerated in 2018. Golden State Democrats picked up seven seats in the House. Orange County, one of the original strongholds of the conservative movement, is now a liberal bastion. Democrats hold both U.S. Senate seats and all eight elected statewide offices. It has been widely reported that in the California Legislature Democrats won supermajorities of two-thirds.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 07, 2019 00:05 UTC