Is Brexit, Trump an omen of things to come?

[Blueintheface]

But those two states are always battling for the top spot. And third place is a distant third.

I think New York might be a bit closer to second than you think.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

But those two states are always battling for the top spot. And third place is a distant third.

As Portland's sphere of influence grows in Oregon, that distance closes a bit each year.

[creekster]

Calexit is not going to happen. It's a dopey idea that will never pass.

[BigFatMeanie]

California has this crazy thing called ballot initiatives that makes it too easy to get propositions on the ballot. Don't underestimate the power of the people.

Californians can vote for whatever the heck they want. Doesn't mean the rest of the USA will let them actually implement whatever the heck they vote for.

[creekster]

Californians can vote for whatever the heck they want. Doesn't mean the rest of the USA will let them actually implement whatever the heck they vote for.

It will not pass in California. It is a stupid idea. People here may be dumb but they are not stupid.

[Uncle Ted]

It will not pass in California. It is a stupid idea. People here may be dumb but they are not stupid.

Yeah, there seems to be a lot of dumb people there that get a lot of stupid things on the ballot.

I bet these folks would vote for it...

[PaloAltoCougar]

Calexit is not going to happen. It's a dopey idea that will never pass.

I would write the same thing, but my kids are mocking me relentlessly for my declaration ten months ago that there was absolutely no way Donald Trump would ever be elected POTUS.

[Jeff Lebowski]

How does one eat methane?

Never mind. I don't want to know.

[creekster]

I would write the same thing, but my kids are mocking me relentlessly for my declaration ten months ago that there was absolutely no way Donald Trump would ever be elected POTUS.

Fair point. My family standing as a political prognosticator has taken a beating following my similar pronouncements about Trump. But that said, and even allowing for a reactionary populist fever among California's more liberally inclined population, I will still say it isn't going to happen. I lived through the 1980 Quèbecois referendum on independence, where they had real grievances and an oddly charismatic leader in René Levesque, two elements that are lacking here in California, and even though people loved the idea of independence there, they eventually voted with their wallets to stay in the union and that would happen here as well.

[creekster]

How does one eat methane?

Never mind. I don't want to know.

you could do it on a very cold day in hell, I suppose.

[Blueintheface]

I would write the same thing, but my kids are mocking me relentlessly for my declaration ten months ago that there was absolutely no way Donald Trump would ever be elected POTUS.

I went so far as to bet that he would drop out or be forced out before Election Day. I was hoping for an eleventh hour miracle but regrettably none was forthcoming.

[Omaha 680]

I think New York might be a bit closer to second than you think.

I agree.

[wuapinmon]

Good point... If CalExit passes Nevada could just keep all the water in Lake Mead and screw over both Cali and Mexico.

That's how you start a war.

[BigFatMeanie]

How does one eat methane?

Never mind. I don't want to know.

All smells are particulate.

[Topper]

I agree.

As do I. And if you put NYC as a state unto itself, it probably jumps into second place.

Jerry Brown will be President of California in 2020.