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"It's not being looked at as a crazy thing," Zug said of some ultraconservative state lawmakers' approach to the legislation.

Christian nationalism is often characterized as a white evangelical movement, but it would be nowhere without ultraconservative Catholics.

Even if Senate Republicans strike a deal with Senator Debbie Stabenow, any agreement would face hurdles in the House, where ultraconservatives’ long-standing opposition makes passage under suspension of the rules unlikely.

Hochman, who ran as an independent in a race during which Gascón repeatedly tried to paint him as an ultraconservative, scoffed at the idea that partisanship had anything to do with Tuesday’s results.

Shasta County Supervisor Tim Garman said it would not surprise him if the ultraconservative majority attempted to reject the election results this time around.