Proposal to split California into six states, Silicon Valley one of them

Let me guess: it&#x27;s another example of GOP wishful-thinking, where it just happens to gerrymander away a lot of CA&#x27;s electoral votes?<p>&#x2F;me checks article and looks at map<p>Yep. The only section that would reliably vote against the GOP would be &quot;silicon valley&quot; due to it being mostly urban areas. The Sacramento and urban LA areas are questionable.<p>While (current) CA as been a reliable block of electoral votes votes for some time, it there the state has a lot more &quot;rural voters&quot; than most people expect.<p>Precinct heat map for 2008 Obama&#x2F;McCain:<p><a href="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4362/statewidevote.gif" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;img11.imageshack.us&#x2F;img11&#x2F;4362&#x2F;statewidevote.gif</a><p>The same map skewed so area is proportional to #votes cast. The giant blue area on the left is roughly the &quot;silicon valley&quot; subdivision, and LA 3 of the eastern subdivisions are mostly the lighter-blue&#x2F;lighter-read areas.<p><a href="http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3248/statewidevoteadjustedbi.gif" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;img43.imageshack.us&#x2F;img43&#x2F;3248&#x2F;statewidevoteadjustedb...</a><p>It&#x27;s not like it would happen anyway. Does LA <i>really</i> want to start paying us in the norther half of the state for all the water we would then be &quot;exporting&quot;? Not going to happen.<p>edit: fixed URL

We can&#x27;t even get the District of Columbia recognized as a state so people who live there can have congressional representation. And this guy thinks they&#x27;re gonna make SIX NEW states just for shits and giggles?

This will never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever happen. Jefferson has been a proposed state (southern Oregon + northern California) for decades. That, combined with the process of creating a state, annexing the correct territory, etc. It&#x27;s not going to happen. Ever.