[John O]

California needs to be split into two states. California in the south and Jefferson in the north. (There’s also a few counties in Oregon that would like to be part of Jefferson.)

Then let California leave. (Jefferson would be predominantly conservative.)

[x]

California's north coast is also Democrat and liberal.

The northern inland counties are mostly Republican, but not that many people live there.

They do have water, which much of the rest of the state lacks.

Starting to break up the US, though, would be a massive blow to our national self-confidence and our influence in the world.

Even here at home, the American model would lose its appeal and we'd come to adopt more foreign ways and attitudes.