What has happened in California is going to happen to the entire nation if Kamala Harris is elected president, because she is a quintessential example of someone who is a product of the state’s Democratic political machine. What has happened in California is an alliance of unionized state bureaucrats with politically connected businesses seeking government subsidies. Other special interests also benefit—environmentalist lobbyists, social justice activists, public service NGOs, trial lawyers—but the core relationship is a partnership between a government that serves itself and crony businesses that have the economies of scale to withstand the punitive regulations and thrive on the subsidies. ...

Voters in America should understand that this national election is not just about social issues. They are of vital importance, but must not overshadow what else is at stake: our economic freedom. A Harris administration will impose California’s soft tyranny on the entire nation while her cronies laugh all the way to the bank.