“California progressives and the state’s ruling political class have responded to the 2016 election results with some combination of shock, dismay, and contempt for what they see as a nation politically and electorally zigging while the Golden State is zagging. Prominent California liberals, including major donors, are so appalled by Donald Trump’s election as president and the fact that he will have a Republican-controlled Congress to work with, that they are calling for California to secede from the union.”
