[rigelkentaurus]

in your theoretical situation, I would hope large areas of rural lib states that are contiguous with free states and believe in freedom would elect to be free and join those free states.

[MattinNJ]

I hope so. We border two huge rural and conservative areas of Pa. and NY-two other hopelessly Blue states (yes-Pa. is gone for good thanks to Rendell’s machinations). Sadly, I don’t foresee that these counties will be allowed to just leave peacefully.