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Wildfires complicate California Democrats' plans to lead Trump defiance

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California was getting ready to fight President-elect Donald Trump .

Instead, it's fighting raging wildfires and a crisis that risks tarnishing the state's image.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California Democrats have long held the state up as a leader in addressing environmental issues, social inequality and economic innovation.

California is projected to lose up to four seats in the House of Representatives after the next census.

Southern red states like Texas and Florida are poised to gain seats as they continue to attract new residents.

One Democratic operative said that “the California wildfires have finished Newsom ”.