Yes, that's becoming clear, but it's only one of many issues. And FYI 'the right' has been equally compromised by a populist fringe that has no interest in leg

Yes, that's becoming clear, but it's only one of many issues. And FYI 'the right' has been equally compromised by a populist fringe that has no interest in legitimacy either. I grew up in Mississauga, ON, Canada, somehow the city was able to integrate people from anywhere on the planet, give them a sound place to live, some kind of job, low crime, safety, healthcare etc.. It's not the most glorious place, and I have no reason to ever want to live there, but for 95% of the people who ever did live there, they came from utter dysfunction (i.e. cold war E. Europe and later E/S Asia) - and 'it works'. It's the 'opposite' of California in that it's utterly a un-aspirational place, but people have jobs, homes, food, education, healthcare, dignity etc.. The city has the same mayor for like 30 years, ruthlessly pragmatic. Kind of everyone's gradma. Nobody would mess with her or bother trying to run against her. California needs a Hazel McCallion [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_McCallion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_McCallion