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California was a failed state under the Republicans.

California has never been what any rational observer would call a "failed state." It has consistently overcome the bumbling and fumbling and stumbling of its governments, and has been successful in spite of those governments. Great natural resources, great climate, deep water ports on the Pacific Rim, massive agricultural and natural resource production, etc. Even the worst government (which we seemingly are suffering under right now) has a hard time overcoming all those advantages. But the current crowd is giving it a good try, inviting illegals, driving out a lot of the productive actual citizens and taxpayers, and simply spending too much of other peoples' money while they trample on our constitutional rights.