Forget the overuse of the terms “liberal” and “democratic.”
A more accurate description is pro-government. California’s “leaders” have driven its policies in an extreme pro-government direction for 30 years.
One-third of the nation’s welfare recipients are in California, which has only one-eighth of U.S. population.
See here. “What Happens When Democrats Run Your State?”
California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.
Its massive government consumes 1/3 more of state GDP than in that of Texas.
Similar to Venezuela, California has lost much of its business sector in recent years. 9,000 businesses have left the state in the past 7 years.