CalMatters
January 19, 2024
By Dan Walters

As Republican presidential candidates were slogging through Iowa and talking to voters prior to this week’s caucuses, California-bashing was common.
Los Angeles Times reporter Seema Mehta picked up on the phenomenon, writing that “the Golden State, its elected leaders and its policies were a constant target.”
“Bashing California, one of the most liberal states in the nation, is…





