Posted on 04/12/2018 10:50:48 AM PDT by Red Badger
The chance of California splitting into three has moved a step closer after a billionaire secured enough signatures to trigger a referendum on the issue.
Tim Draper, who made his money through Hotmail and Skype, has gathered 600,000 signatures supporting the change way above the 364,000 needed.
Those who want to break up California believe it would boost educational standards and reduce the political power of Sacramento, the states capital.
Providing the state authorities agree the signatures are genuine a referendum on the issue will be held this November alongside other mid-term elections.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Using the proposed county groupings for NorCal, Cal, and SoCal in the initiative, and using the 2016 Presidential election results as a proxy of how each state would vote for a Senator, we would end up with 6 Kamala Harris type Progressives in the Senate. And while some are hoping that this measure might strip off some Electoral votes for the GOP candidate, that won’t happen either - in fact the Dems would end up with 4 more EVs.
2016 Presidential Election results by proposed “3Cal Split”:
Nor Cal: Clinton 3,402,343 - Trump 1,464,637
Cal: Clinton 2,934,624 - Trump 1,057,331
So Cal: Clinton 2,413,666 - Trump 1,957,594
It’s a definite NO vote from me.
... because we all know California can’t succeed.
Maybe California can be succeeded by something better? Lex Luther’s plan to make everything west of San Andrea’s looks better by the minute.
Lex may be evil but he ain’t stupid....................
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