@Pentaprism I believe I did say I have no data to back up my opinion. No, I don’t trust all of the ranking results because they can be skewed (I give you @UCBChemEGrad 's example). For example, for “Undergraduate academic reputation”, you are asking academics and counselors to rank the school’s academic programs based on stated criteria. Very subjective. Also, I can bet that “Alumni giving rate” is going to be affected.
My sophomore STEM D has also not been affected as far as I can tell, but then, she hasn’t been launched out into the work world yet. Do I worry that Cal being a battleground for political enemies may gave a potential employer pause (or even elicit some uncomfortable questions)? Yeah, a bit.