California Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation

FILE - House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters at his weekly news conference, at the Capitol in Washington, March 18, 2022. After the GOP seized four Democratic House seats in 2020, Republicans are expecting have even greater gains in November 2022 that could put McCarthy as Speaker of the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

California Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation