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'''California''', known as the (Golden State), became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. It is located on the west coast of the [[United States]], by the [[Pacific Ocean]] and bordered by [[Oregon]], [[Nevada]] and [[Arizona]]. It is the largest state in population but it is projected to be surpassed by the more [[conservative]] [[Texas]] by the end of the [[21st century]]. Its governor is [[Gavin Newsom]]. It has served as a poster child for [[liberalism]].<ref>Ronayne, Kathleen (October 20, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/0e56c241e9014080842485932185fd70 California relishes role as liberal trendsetter, Trump foe]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 21, 2019.</ref>

'''California''', known as the (Golden State), became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. It is located on the west coast of the [[United States]], by the [[Pacific Ocean]] and bordered by [[Oregon]], [[Nevada]] and [[Arizona]]. It is the largest state in population but it is projected to be surpassed by the more [[conservative]] [[Texas]] by the end of the [[21st century]]. Its governor is [[Gavin Newsom]]. It has served as a poster child for [[liberalism]]<ref>Ronayne, Kathleen (October 20, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/0e56c241e9014080842485932185fd70 California relishes role as liberal trendsetter, Trump foe]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 21, 2019.</ref> despite once being much more conservative, with Richard Nixon winning election to the Senate in the [[1950 Midterm Elections|1950 Midterms]] largely because young voters perceived his Democrat opponent Helen Gahagan Douglas as too liberal and pro-New Deal.

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