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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Politics
Melanie Mason

California is itching to take on Trump; Here are the prominent figures leading the charge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ California's leaders have reacted to Donald Trump's election with a clamor of opposition, an adversarial stance that echoes Texas' combative posture under President Barack Obama.

But within the overarching hostile tone, the dissent from the nation's most populous state, which sided decisively with Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election, has come in several forms: carefully calibrated messages of tepid cooperation, outright declarations of defiance and Twitter brawls.

Beyond the state's representatives in Washington _ including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris _ the roster of Trump antagonists in California is a lengthy one. Here's a field guide to the Californians on the front lines in the state's brewing battle with the incoming president.

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