By John Yoo and Linda Denno
Americans of all groups –– young and old, rich and middle-class, the college-educated and not –– are fleeing California.
Conservatives are leaving in droves.
The state will become even more progressive and even more committed to the self-destructive policies that are driving people out in the first place.
But this exodus might have a saving grace: It might make surrounding states more conservative, right?
Well, this has yet to play out favorably for Republicans in some nearby states, including, for example, Arizona.
California is clearly suffering a demographic catastrophe.
For the first time in American history, the Golden State’s population did not grow during the last census.
From 2010 to 2024, 10 million people left California, as if the population of Michigan –– the 10th largest state –– had moved out.
And conservatives are leading the way out the door.