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In reply to the discussion: 'New California' campaign aims to separate rural counties from coastal cities [View all]lapfog_1
(31,339 posts)4. drove up to redding the other week
saw a number of highway signs up there proclaiming that there should be another state of "Jefferson"
I don't think it is going anywhere.
What they hope is to retain the Senate and influence the Electoral College by creating another low population red state similar to Idaho or Wyoming.
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'New California' campaign aims to separate rural counties from coastal cities [View all]
Calista241
Jan 2018
OP
Californians are talking about trying to leave the United States in a 'Calexit'
TomCADem
Jan 2018
#24
To them, "ungovernable" means not getting their way. By most measures California doing very well. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2018
#9
They're simply trying carve out a few new red states with 2 Republican senators each
briv1016
Jan 2018
#17
Only if Austin/Houston/Dallas get to form their own state with two new safe Dem
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2018
#19
So Dallas currently has a Democratic Mayor, and Dallas county went for Hillary with 60.75%
snooper2
Jan 2018
#42
If you think Dallas is as RED as can be, I guess you have never been to Alabama, or Mississippi, or
snooper2
Jan 2018
#45
Wrong. I was in Dallas in 2016. I saw more Hillary stickers there than here in L.A.
SunSeeker
Jan 2018
#46
Rural Calif counties suck tax $ from the wealthier, HARDER working, more educated coastal
vkkv
Jan 2018
#26
Their map has "rural" Orange and San Diego counties in New California - a Clinton +8 state.
LonePirate
Jan 2018
#28