https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/06/californias-politics-of-farce/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:13:08 -0400<![CDATA[Unlike my conservative friends, I do not think the fault lies entirely with the Democrats. Instead, it has to do with the total eclipse of the state&#8217;s once-lively two-party system. As Starr has noted, California&#8217;s golden age of governance from the 1940s to the 1960s was largely a bipartisan affair, with power shifting between the parties. &#8220;Despite their differences,&#8221; Starr writes, &#8220;Democrats and Republicans saw sufficiently eye-to-eye&#8221; to embrace policies that drove California&#8217;s growth&#8230;]]>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:20:47 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/06/californias-politics-of-farce-n98965