Speaking to the politicians and leaders who represent Greater Southern California, the state’s deep blue tint isn’t so obvious. Behind what local leaders call a “blue curtain” of Sacramento’s making, there is a brewing rebellion among the more than 1.1 million registered Republicans — a GOP population larger than that of 40 other U.S. states — and independent voices on the front lines. Some say they’re trapped in an “abusive relationship” with a one-party state that has traded the California