In Sacramento, the collapse of California’s single-payer health care legislation without a vote has left many liberals despondent. This loss has lowered progressive morale and showed the limits of their influence in the state of California where Democrats have super-majority power. Gov, Gavin Newsom (D-California) ran on single-payer health care in his 2018 gubernatorial campaign but has taken a pass on the latest bill and avoided talking about it when asked about it last month. In 2019, Newsom seemed to have taken his time trying to get the bill passed. This defeat comes as another setback fo…