Why? I don't deny that there are pockets of bright sapphire where the local folks are more wild-eyed zealots. I'm sure the People's Republic of Berkeley (to name one example) is very different from still very blue, but not wild-eyed, Miami-Dade County.

California would work. CA politics resemble Washington State's: Coastal left wing progressives dominate the legislature and governor's offices, while the interior of the state is actually somewhat red.

You said that national democrats are "center left". I don't think you have enough experience with the outer reaches of your party, what they value, and what life under their regimes is like.

But Jedi was talking about the federal Patriot Act - and most of his diatribes against 401(K) Liberals involve national or federal issues as well. The national party isn't as liberal as the most liberal local politicians - any more than the national GOP is going to be as conservative as the most conservative enclaves.

Sure about that?
The national party is running a candidate who
-Supports bans or restrictions on fossil fuels (despite what she says now)
-Is pro-criminal (despite what she says now)
-Is Pro-open borders (despite what she says now)
-etc.

Harris and the national democrats are merely tacking to the center for purposes of the election; even Bernie Sanders admits that.

As far as the Patriot Act, I recall quite clearly how PA left wingers were AGHAST that Bush43 wanted to spy on foreign terrorists. That seems to have gone away.