◼ Six Californias: A Democrat-favoring idea that won’t go anywhere - RedState
The proposal to split California into six states has gotten enough signatures to make the ballot. Assuming there are no irregularities with the signatures, this means it should be on the ballot for a vote in November.
I doubt the idea will get anywhere though, because it’s one of those rare things that’s bad for Republicans and for Democrat interest groups.
Splitting California is not in itself a bad idea....Note that politically, the two-California plan leaves the Democrats where they are, but peels the Republican and some moderate parts of the state out. We could balance that, ensuring the Senators added are likely to split evenly, by breaking the coastal California in two. The plan to split California into six states goes much further than that.
The plan to be on the ballot creates three sure-Democrat states (North California, Silicon Valley, West California), a sure Republican state (Central California), and a states that could go either way (South California and Jefferson). I know it may seem strange to say that about Jefferson, but Jefferson is like most of the state in that it is split coastal/inland left/right. South California may have Orange County, but it’s also got the whole Inland Empire which is going mushy moderate.
◼ 'SIX CALIFORNIAS' BREAKUP PLAN WILL BE ON 2016 BALLOT - Joel Pollak/Breitbart
Venture capital billionaire Thomas Draper has announced that his campaign to break California up into six states has reached the required minimum number of signatures and will appear on the 2016 ballot, Reuters reports. The "Six Californias" plan, as it is known, is a response to the perceived dysfunction of a state whose staggering size has left citizens unable to enjoy self-government.
"The idea ... is to create six states with responsive local governments - states that are more representative and accountable to their constituents," Six Californias spokesperson Roger Salazar told Reuters. Breitbart News' Chriss Street has also noted that the initiative draws strength from Californians' specific resentment of the Bay Area, which provides much of the Golden State's political class and dominates its uneven economic growth.
◼ 6 Californias or just one? Hear both sides of the issue - USA Today
