Lol. The most slighted pitiable people in the nation are California conservatives (of which there are millions). We have utterly no voice or representation in government yet still get lumped in with the corrupt oligarchs & leftist goofballs who've seized power here.
And don't even try to suggest we get the representation we deserve.
@skeeter I agree. I have a half-brother that still lives in San Jose with his wife,and both are hard-working conservative people who have been responsible and thrifty their whole lives. The house they live in was built by his father,so not only is it paid for,but the taxes are "grandfathered" to the point they are reasonable. He and his wife are both working at retiring from second jobs,and they were still driving used economy cars until their last child graduated from college.
In other words,they would easily leave and go somewhere else to live,especially given what their house on a corner lot will sell for these days,but they just don't want to leave, what they are used to.
In their defense,they are both pretty much immune to California laws and policies,so they really don't have a reason to move.