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Let them secede but NO social security, Medicare or any federal aid anymore kimbutgar Oct 2021 #1
Yeah, wait until they realize PatSeg Oct 2021 #9
These "taker" states have more low income people....the wealthier states need no help. pidge Oct 2021 #17
But why do they have "more low income people?" thucythucy Oct 2021 #50
No. Those who don't like it here can just go elsewhere. GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #37
Why don't any of these people think of the logistics of all this? shrike3 Oct 2021 #59
Let's offer these R dumbnuts $10,000 to leave the country, start over elsewhere, and never come in2herbs Oct 2021 #2
Have they looked at a map of the US? Corgigal Oct 2021 #3
"Where do they believe the economic engines are located?" bluewater Oct 2021 #7
Where does he think most of the food comes from? yardwork Oct 2021 #54
The blue coastal states grow a lot of food Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 #57
Economic engines change... WarGamer Oct 2021 #61
Well I kind of hope they create the new country of 48656c6c6f20 Oct 2021 #4
So +/- 20% of the population? SoonerPride Oct 2021 #5
No, that's 28% of adults, plus an unknown number who didn't vote, or voted for others muriel_volestrangler Oct 2021 #53
This must please Putin greatly. n/t Mister Ed Oct 2021 #6
It does please Putin! bluewater Oct 2021 #11
If they want to leave the country, they need to actually leave it. DeeNice Oct 2021 #8
So about 15% of the country. fescuerescue Oct 2021 #10
How could that even be possible? Ocelot II Oct 2021 #12
I think they envision all the Libs in basically urban ghettos bluewater Oct 2021 #14
It would only be possible in an India/Pakistan scenario. marybourg Oct 2021 #47
Why slpit the country? bluestarone Oct 2021 #13
Exactly Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #20
RIGHT !! This isn't 1800s they can relocate with months uponit7771 Oct 2021 #30
There have been many, many posts on DU advocating the same thing. former9thward Oct 2021 #15
Plenty here would love to cut southern states loose, despite what that would do to people there. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2021 #16
I live in a Red state. I think they all need to leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #18
Me, too. But, I think they should just leave the country if they hate it here so much. GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #40
I prefer deserts myself. Outer Mongolia might be leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #45
That's what I thought. bamagal62 Oct 2021 #44
Or give TX, OK, NM, AZ, NV and UT back to Mexico. We'll keep CA and CO. Klaralven Oct 2021 #19
Nevada and New Mexico have been rather reliably Democratic Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 #21
No, there are good Democrats in the areas you mention. They don't get shit. If they want it so bad.. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #27
New Mexico is an awesome blue state. A highly vaxxed state, too. yardwork Oct 2021 #55
They already reside in Dumbfuckistan Martin Eden Oct 2021 #22
They can secede into the oceans budkin Oct 2021 #23
E pluribus unum or off to Moscow with you, mofos gratuitous Oct 2021 #24
who's going to break it to the red states jcgoldie Oct 2021 #25
... or we can let MAGA's go to Russia, screw that they don't get the land. They get their "freeDumb" uponit7771 Oct 2021 #29
Right, how are they going to survive without the revenue from blue states? Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #42
Nobody is seceding...Trumper are maybe 25% to 30 % and plenty more won't get vaccinated so... Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #26
Nooooo, they can all go to Russia let Americans have the land uponit7771 Oct 2021 #28
they can think their way out of a wet paper bag HAB911 Oct 2021 #31
52% of Trump voters equates to a small percentage of adults. Kaleva Oct 2021 #32
Please change OP, the poll says ***RED STATES*** succeeding not Trump voters. Even 40% uponit7771 Oct 2021 #33
Majority of Trump voters in MI live in the blue areas of the state Kaleva Oct 2021 #34
You don't get to secede! Grins Oct 2021 #35
I know I shouldn't say this NQAS Oct 2021 #36
How would it be possible? kentuck Oct 2021 #38
Since when do losers pick the terms of surrender? Let 'em walk. Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #39
Works for me RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #41
Blue states have so many of the elite research universities Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #43
I'd be all for it if we weren't all so mixed together Silent3 Oct 2021 #46
So, what do they think they're going to get? haele Oct 2021 #48
It's easy to be glib about this and say Sayonara, Qutzupalotl Oct 2021 #49
JFC!!! JUST GO YOU FRICKIN MORONS!!!!! maxrandb Oct 2021 #51
They could move to Russia. All white people, and B.O. is socially acceptable. nt Progressive Jones Oct 2021 #52
America: love it or leave it. yardwork Oct 2021 #56
Partiton worked out so well for Pakistan and India apnu Oct 2021 #58
I'm in favor of a dissolution. Let me explain why. WarGamer Oct 2021 #60
Oh god, not this again jmowreader Oct 2021 #62
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