The 2014 GOP wave stopped short of the West Coast. But if that's not disappointing enough for Golden State Republicans, they could be in an even bigger hole if the Supreme Court invalidates the work of citizen-led redistricting commissions in a ruling on a case originating in Arizona. The decision is expected within a month, and Sacramento Democrats are already designing plans to add even more seats. In 2014, Democrats managed to hold onto all their seats in California (amazingly, they won all nine races decided by ten points or less), and even picked up a seat in the Inland Empire, for a commanding 39-14 edge in the delegation. In Sacramento, Democratic Rep. Ami Bera survived an expensive, hard-fought race, while Central Valley Democratic Rep. Jim Costa survived an unexpected scare. The irony of California's citizen-led, nonpartisan redistricting process is that it's treated Democrats incredibly well: Democrats now hold six more seats than they did when they drew their own incumbent protection plan in 2002. In 2016, when Latino turnout is expected to be much higher in a presidential year,
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