Trump's rhetoric - the same anti-immigrant, tough-on-crime rhetoric that characterized his first campaign in 2016 and his second in 2020 - struck a chord. Early returns show that more than 4 million California voters cast their ballots for him Tuesday night. But though Vice President Kamala Harris won the state handily, support for Trump grew in comparison to elections past.
Now, after years of the right treating California and its progressive values as a political punching bag, celebratory Republicans, grieving Democrats, and a blue supermajority at the Capitol must wait to see how the president-elect's next administration will affect the Golden State.
Trump's 2024 win challenged California's status as a progressive leader on climate change, abortion access, as well as the rights of immigrants and LGBTQ people. The election results also show a shift in California's political calculus, revealing emerging power bases that underscore a swing back to California's political center.
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom, with the support of Attorney General Rob Bonta, called for increasing funding for the state Department of Justice to combat anticipated policy moves and lawsuits from the Trump administration.
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