I view this as the first step by sane and rational people, looking at our country today, and deciding that they must try to save their State.
You may call it surrender; but, sometimes when everything is going to hell around you; and, you have no power to change the direction; and, the insanity seems to be picking up steam; the only choice left is to retreat from the madness, wait for it to implode on itself, and then help clean up the mess.
I hate to think that this is where we are; but, looking at the headlines of the past few weeks, how can I come to any other conclusion? Just today: Capitulating to Iran, thus pretty much assuring a nuclear arms race in the Middle East (the least stable region in the world); Planned Parenthood selling aborted babies' organs. What is going on? We used to know better than this. We used to be better than this.
I think people are, generally speaking, feeling completely powerless to fight against this stuff, that they know is wrong; but, have no power to change or even challenge. So, we are hunkering down.
The first rule of damage control is save what you got then try to control the damage else where. Your state may be the only thing worth saving at this point.