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    Zócalo's Connecting California

    San Diego is conservative, but it's not Trumpian

    San Diego has been a Republican-leaning city for a long time, so residents should be thrilled that Donald Trump is in the White House, right?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Joe Mathews • Jun 15, 2017 • 5m Listen

    Its politics are changing, but San Diego remains one of California's most conservative urban centers. That's posing a dilemma for many folks living south of the Orange County line. From tougher immigration enforcement to attacks on federal judge Gonzalo Curiel, President Trump's policies and behavior are not popular in San Diego. In fact, Zócalo columnist Joe Mathews says that no other big city in the state stands to be as negatively impacted by the Trump Administration. That's put San Diego, however reluctantly, at the forefront of California's resistance to the president.

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      Joe Mathews

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