mercredi 13 juin 2018

Will California split up?

Initiative to break California into 3 states to go on November ballot

I am kind of curious. California is not as liberal as many people think, the deserts east of Los Angeles were some of the most conservative places I ever visited in the U.S. This would split into three states, six senators. That might be the biggest impact nationwide, shifting the U.S. Senate from 100 people up to 104.

(New) California (centered on the LA area) would probably reliably deliver two Democratic Senators.

North California (including the SF Bay area and Sacramento, all points north from there) would probably be likely to produce two reliably Democratic Senators (but not as reliable as LA, due to the libertarian leaning areas in the far north and east parts of the area).

South California (San Diego, Imperial Valley, the far eastern deserts up to the northern end of Death Valley) would probably elect Republican Senators. Strong military vote in the San Diego area, strong conservative and libertarian leaning folks out in the deserts.

Will it happen? My guess is that many people the South eastern deserts would be happy to leave the state. Much of LA's water delivery system would end up in South California. People in the eastern deserts always thought they got a raw deal out of LA's water acquisition efforts.


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