Victor Davis Hanson: Recall could save California – here's how Newsom, elites destroying once-thriving state

Even ideas eventually have consequences. Soon, even the left-wing paradise on the coast would be infected by the anarchy the rich had created for less important people elsewhere.

The current California recall election is a choice between Gavin Newsom, who embodies the woke, old-boy privilege of the Bay Area, and an alternative direction. So, why would anyone deliberately destroy that heritage?