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States whose residents most likely to support secession: Alaska, Texas, Calif.

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Congressional delegations:

  California House: 11R 42D, Senate: 2D
  Texas House: 25R 13D: Senate: 2R
  Alaska House: 1D, Senate: 2R
  Totals House: 36R 56D, Senate: 4R, 2D

So if all of those exit that's a net loss of 20 Democratic Representatives and 2 Republican Senators. At the moment that would just solidify the current leadership of both houses.

The US would never let California exit, for much the same reason Hawaii or Washington couldn't: USPACFLT is fond of San Diego.

I think I know who'd (or at least their descendants might) be happy if Alyaska were to secede: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wuq1EE8ymc (1990)

So the two largest states by population, plus Alaska, arguably the most remote state. Not really surprised.

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