Article snippet: That’s the view of San Francisco Chronicle senior political writer Joe Garofoli, who noted on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s presidency that California’s politicians had embraced more radical policies, and California’s voters had become less tolerant of Republicans, as the state took the lead in the so-called “Resistance” against the new administration. Garofoli writes: Garofoli could have added that the Trump era has seen the revival of proposals to have California secede from the Union. The “#CalExit” phenomenon was enough of an issue last year that Democratic leaders had to criticize it. There are several contrary developments, however, that Garofoli overlooks. One is the fact that Democrats have actually lost their supermajority in the California State Assembly in the year since Trump took office, thanks to the resignations of Democrats accused of sexual misconduct. Democrats may also lose their supermajority in the State Senate thanks to a recall election that is targeting freshman State Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) over his vote for Governor Jerry Brown’s new gas tax, which imposes new burdens on the already-suffering California middle class. The gas tax is also facing repeal through ballot initiatives, especially one being pushed by Republican State Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach). And despite the surge of Democratic congressional challengers, Republicans could survive if Democrats split the “jungle primary” vote and allow all-GOP gene... Link to the full article to read more