About half the country wants Obama to disappear. He's done enough damage. Too much spending, too much meddling in major economic areas, too much weakness in foreign affairs. We want less of everything.
Another half of th ecountry wants Obama to take more control. He needs to step it up and walk over those pesky Republicans. Spend more. Regulate more. Sign more international treaties. They want more of everything.
Nullification, secession, revolution -- the wheel is in spin and it will stop on one of those three spaces.
I agree with your analysis. More regional autonomy would be preferable but DC has tried to cast off federalism for generations now.
Unfortunately, collision between irreconcileable positions and people seems inevitable.