California Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation

FILE - Two voters cast their ballots at a vote center, in Huntington Beach, Calif., Sept. 14, 2021. Every registered California voter will get a ballot mailed to them in future elections under a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

California Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation