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One-third of Californians support Calexit
Hotair ^ | 01/24/2017 | John Sexton

Posted on 01/24/2017 12:07:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Reuters has a poll out which found a surprising number of Californians are ready to secede from the union now that Donald Trump is president:

One in every three California residents supports the most populous U.S. state’s peaceful withdrawal from the union, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, many of them Democrats strongly opposed to Trump’s ascension to the country’s highest office.

The 32 percent support rate is sharply higher than the last time the poll asked Californians about secession, in 2014, when one-in-five or 20 percent favored it around the time Scotland held its independence referendum and voted to remain in the United Kingdom.

California also far surpasses the national average favoring secession, which stood at 22 percent, down from 24 percent in 2014.

There is already a move to get Calexit on the ballot in 2019. Here’s a sample of the pitch:

In our view, the United States of America represents so many things that conflict with Californian values, and our continued statehood means California will continue subsidizing the other states to our own detriment, and to the detriment of our children…

In 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the international community with their “Brexit” vote. Our “Calexit” referendum is about California joining the international community.

Reuters write up on its poll results does not break the responses down by party but it does indicate the support for secession is especially strong among disillusioned Democrats. It would be interesting to see what percentage of California Democrats are ready to bolt the United States because of Trump.

Of course California isn’t the only state which has flirted with abandoning the U.S. Prior to the election, Public Policy Polling, which often asks gag questions intended to embarrass Republicans, found that 40% of Texans would consider secession if Clinton won the election.

This still sounds like a fringe idea but the numbers suggest a lot of regular people on the right and the left are open to it. If the country continues to polarize, you have to assume the states which represent the far ends of the political continuum—California, Texas and maybe New York—could eventually see this become a majority opinion.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calexit; california; newcalifornia; secession; timdraper
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To: SeekAndFind
The best aspect of the whole thing is that if California leaves, so do their 55 electoral votes.

The Commiecrats would never win another election.

21 posted on 01/24/2017 12:21:21 PM PST by skimbell
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To: Williams
If the USA invades CA then I will side with CA on general principles. Secession is Constitutional and the ultimate states right. There will be a revolt in the other 49 states if the USA makes that foolish move.

You sound like a blow hard fascist. God save us from the likes of this Lincolnesque monster.

22 posted on 01/24/2017 12:21:51 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: BykrBayb

Yeah... so we can invade it and take all the plunder and spoil for our own! Those P’s wouldn’t know what hit ‘em!


23 posted on 01/24/2017 12:21:53 PM PST by 3boysdad (The very elect.)
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To: Williams

“you attempt to secede, you die. Anything less is national suicide”

Joining the union isn’t a suicide pact.


24 posted on 01/24/2017 12:22:07 PM PST by DesertRhino
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To: SeekAndFind

I would extend an invitation for the other 2/3’s of the state’s population to move out of California, put a wall around it, and then plan on a movie titled “Escape from California”.


25 posted on 01/24/2017 12:22:43 PM PST by Heartlander2
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To: SeekAndFind

Calexit would only be the first step! Now you know why you see so many Mexican flags flying during protests!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista_(Mexico)

http://www.mayorno.com/WhoIsMecha.html

https://www.google.com/amp/humanevents.com/2006/04/07/emexclusive-emthe-truth-about-la-raza/amp/?client=safari

http://www.rmbnewsreport.com/LaRazaAndTheAztlanReconquistaTruthAboutTheIllegalMexicanImmigrantInvasion.html

http://www.selectsmart.com/DISCUSS/read.php?16,811104


26 posted on 01/24/2017 12:23:01 PM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: SeekAndFind
#FakeHeadline

#Reality     66% Oppose Calexit

27 posted on 01/24/2017 12:23:11 PM PST by tomkat
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To: SeekAndFind

Too bad we can’t all vote on that proposition.


28 posted on 01/24/2017 12:23:25 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: SeekAndFind

Give them a sneak preview of what secession will be like by disconnecting them from Palo Verde in July and August.


29 posted on 01/24/2017 12:23:59 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: UglyinLA
I’m all for this. We don’t need 79 liberal electoral votes, we don’t need their $969.5 Billion pension debt, and we certainly do not need Hollywood. The best benefit would be that the democRATS will not win another presidential election for a very long long time. ever.

Fixed.

30 posted on 01/24/2017 12:23:59 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Will never happen. They would replace Argentina as the most fiscally irresponsible country on the planet. They’d be bankrupt inside a year. Two tops.


31 posted on 01/24/2017 12:25:03 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SeekAndFind

Not secession but split the state into two or three separate states.


32 posted on 01/24/2017 12:28:49 PM PST by joshua c (Cut the cord! Don't pay for the rope they hang you with.)
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To: SeekAndFind
They're just blowing off steam because they were irrelevant in the last election. And they're mostly libtard Trump haters.

Besides, where do they think they would get their electricity, oil, gas, cars, all the things they don't make?

33 posted on 01/24/2017 12:32:22 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Iron Munro

They could buy it from the US fed government. It would only cost them a couple trillion dollars for starters.


34 posted on 01/24/2017 12:33:24 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: SeekAndFind

CalExit bump for later...


35 posted on 01/24/2017 12:33:42 PM PST by indthkr
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To: SeekAndFind

Okay, so the illegal residents support it.

Who could have guessed?


36 posted on 01/24/2017 12:33:59 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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Hell,I support it....from NY.


37 posted on 01/24/2017 12:36:39 PM PST by pricilla (one should always try to be smarter than the equipment one is operating - Amajato)
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To: SeekAndFind
Based on the weather the Central Coast experienced the last couple of weeks, it appeared God was in favor of at least a partial CalExit, Himself.

That would've left those of us in The Sacramento Valley (at least those of us above sea level) with ocean front property.

38 posted on 01/24/2017 12:36:59 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals w.ould have no standtairds at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: colorado tanker

Agreed. Wonder how much of their electricity is produced out of state because of environmental laws.


39 posted on 01/24/2017 12:39:38 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: Publius

The GREAT STATE OF JEFFERSON

Semper Fi


40 posted on 01/24/2017 12:41:16 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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