r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/boo_jum Washington 1d ago

Pennsylvania seems like it may be a stretch? I know there are deep red parts of the state (and that “Pennsyltucky” is a thing for a reason)

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u/i_am_a_real_boy__ 1d ago

California is a stretch.

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u/boo_jum Washington 1d ago

California has clout -- both economically (being one of the biggest economies, globally), and agriculturally.

But, California is also not nearly as 'deep blue' as folks think, which could be the point you're making. California has concentrated deep blue pockets, and enough of a population in those places to pull the state blue in federal elections, but it definitely has a lot of deep red places (and some of those places, like Orange County, have a lot of money).

And California gave us Nixon and Reagan, and there are a lot of Californians who aren't actually ashamed of either of those legacies.

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u/i_am_a_real_boy__ 1d ago

It doesn't have that kind of clout.