Cronyism. Define the California Republican Party in one word and that is the word to use. While the democrats in Sacramento gained a super majority over both houses and passed wave after wave of ridiculous liberal legislation that no one could stop, the CRP became complacent, turned inward, and fell asleep. The party became a social club, a way to live the high life off of donors that didn't care for those "divisive" social issues. Instead of fighting for the people, the GOP took to running worthless campaigns in an effort to merely get delegates to go to convention to support lobbyists with thick wallets.
In the meantime, California is burning, and not just because of forest fires. CA became a byword of many. "We won't let them Californianize my state!" some shouted. The state increased in debt, and is suffering through one of the worst droughts in its history made worse by government regulations and enviro-loving hippies. A place were normal and natural became unnatural. A place were natural differences were defined as hate and bigotry, and were saying, "killing a child because you didn't like that Johnny turned out to be a Suzy is wrong," earns you the title of racist. So many families and businesses started to leave the once great state of California. From her valleys to her mountains, to her missions and her fountains, the Great Californian Exodus had begun.
Yet quietly a revolution was being born. While the Democrats enjoyed their power, and the Republicans became content with the scraps, a small group in the Republican Party, united in the cause of freedom, began a effort that would shake the state to its very core. This is their story. Their story as I watch it play out before my eyes. For the story has only just begun and where it will end we are not sure. But I want to write it all out here, whether we win or lose.
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