If you’re wondering what the deal is with Californian politics.

Similar deals exist with the Cuomos, the Murkowskis, and the Trudeaus. Familial ties to key people in the media, corporate boards, in addition to legal and political clout. Old money.

And the Bushes, but that’s obvious. Old money rules the world, a dozen generations separating them from the European families like the Habsburgs.

They go to the same colleges, elite clubs, etc.

You’d be surprised at the familial connections Angela Merkel has with the heads of other countries, for example.

If someone’s in power, their popularity is no coincidence. On a flatter scale, similar power structures exist with big youtubers and even twitter influencers.

Hierarchies are a natural occurrence.