<h3>Author:</h3>Gerald F. Seib<br><br><center>https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-WU557_capjou_SOC_20180101100556.jpg<br></center><p>California is the nation’s most populous state, home to 53 seats in the House, reservoir of 55 Electoral College votes—and a growing political problem for Republicans as the 2018 midterm election year dawns, Gerald F. Seib writes.</p><h1><center>[Source](https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-poses-problem-for-gop-as-2018-dawns-1514819328)<br><hr>Follow me for more news</center></h1>