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#Calexit: California want to leave the US after Donald Trump’s election win (excerpt)

Ashitha Nagesh for  http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/09/calexit-california-want-to-leave-the-us-after-donald-trumps-election-win-6245665/ Wednesday 9 Nov 2016 9:13 am

If you’ve looked at the electoral results map, you’ll notice there’s a bit of a stark difference between the red and the blue bits.

How newspapers around the world reacted to Donald Trump's election win

That massive blue block on the left – encompassing California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington state – stands out quite a bit against all of the red.

So it may not be a huge surprise that people living in that Democrat-voting block are now looking at other options – specifically, secession.

Since Donald Trump’s electoral victory was first announced, #Calexit has been trending on Twitter, with distraught Californians looking to form their own state.

California could head off (Picture: Getty/Metro/Mylo)

And although it hasn’t been that long, the idea is really taking off ...

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/09/calexit-california-want-to-leave-the-us-after-donald-trumps-election-win-6245665/#ixzz4Pc3nSSuQ