Housing Is the Most Important Issue for California Voters, So Learn Up
A progressive’s guide to the midterm votes that matter most
California is the most important state in the country, by almost any metric you can think of: population (39.8 million, 11 million more than second-place Texas), gross domestic product ($2.7 trillion, more than the U.K., India, and France), economic influence (three of the top five most valuable companies in the world are headquartered here), or cultural influence (epicenter of the global film and television industry).
Yet, if you’re a typical person, you probably don’t hear much about California politics. Part of this is structural: We live in a federal system of government, so even though politics in California is incredibly important, national politics frequently overshadows it. Our U.S. senators only get two votes, the same as Wyoming, which has 1/68th the population.
Another factor in California’s low profile is the politics of the moment. Our Republican president’s penchant for spectacle (and history of…
