Fortunately for reasonable folks...it doesn't take a majority of Americans to change things, it only takes a majority of voters.
True, often not even a majority of voters, IIRC something like only 10% of the colonists actually took part in the Revolution, and it is estimated about 40% or so actually supported it.
I may be overly optimistic, but, I sense the silent majority is getting fed up with being criticized, take advantage of and taken for granted.
Reading a lot of the replies to articles on various political issues online, I would have to agree, we will have to wait until Fall to see if that relates to votes. Unfortunately here in CA it wont, the Dems are entrenched and wont be going anywhere, redistricting and the 1st/2nd primary candidates going to the general election has insured that, in '14 several districts had just a choice between Dems, or not much of a choice at all.
I think the only way CA will change is either through force from SCOTUS if it remains a conservative court, or if the Reps retain Congress, Trump wins, and the Reps push through a national open carry/gun laws similar to how the Dems did the ACA, i.e. tie self-defense to healthcare, that way it can be an interstate commerce issue, and issue the Court already ruled on as the Congress's domain.
