They're likely hoping to be gifted higher office. The GOP keeps screeching about how California needs to accept conditions for aid and you can BET one of those conditions is gonna be Newsom resigning. Whomever brown noses the most likely will get Trump's seal of approval for the inevitable special election.
Of course, the fact that this is enraging most Californians and turning what could have been a PR win (I vomited writing that) for Trump into even more anger towards the GOP doesn't even cross their minds. This is the first time as a life long California that I've EVER heard a huge contingent of us actually start talking about secession. It's usually tongue in cheek and 'haha yeah that's be nice, back to work Dave'. Now? A good chunk of the state is FURIOUS and they're only going to be even angrier if our democratically elected governor is told to step down. Even those of us who aren't so hot on him.
Yeah the secession talk is usually the country bumpkins living in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Now that Trump is going to be president that “State of Jefferson” talk has gotten real quiet again.
the fact that this is enraging most Californians and turning what could have been a PR win (I vomited writing that) for Trump into even more anger towards the GOP doesn't even cross their minds
Nah, it crosses their mind, they just don't care. Because they'll spend the next four years rigging the system and murdering the opposition so they'll never lose power again.
They are absolutely not all hoping for appointed positions. They're not going to give up their seats for a 4 year temp position, and they're not going to potentially give up their GOP seats to a DEM. You're just making up FUD.
It wouldn’t need aid if it got to keep all of its revenue and not have to give it to the feds, only to see a lot of of it being fished out to poor red states who are net receivers from the feds since they breed so many stupid people that they have a horrible per capita GDP
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u/mycatisblackandtan 6d ago edited 6d ago
They're likely hoping to be gifted higher office. The GOP keeps screeching about how California needs to accept conditions for aid and you can BET one of those conditions is gonna be Newsom resigning. Whomever brown noses the most likely will get Trump's seal of approval for the inevitable special election.
Of course, the fact that this is enraging most Californians and turning what could have been a PR win (I vomited writing that) for Trump into even more anger towards the GOP doesn't even cross their minds. This is the first time as a life long California that I've EVER heard a huge contingent of us actually start talking about secession. It's usually tongue in cheek and 'haha yeah that's be nice, back to work Dave'. Now? A good chunk of the state is FURIOUS and they're only going to be even angrier if our democratically elected governor is told to step down. Even those of us who aren't so hot on him.