r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/CanadianTrashInspect 1d ago

It doesn't even make sense because the divide is very much rural vs urban. Even California and New York - which are held as examples of big Blue States - are 38% and 43% Republican.

Both those states have extremely red regions outside of the cities. So it's unlikely that those people would side with the Democratic state government over the Republican feds.

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u/SCViper 1d ago

They would join. It really wouldn't take much for New York and California to seize the farms from said Republican farmers if it came down to it. And there are PLENTY of urban Democrats in those states who would love to get their hands on some land.

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u/blonded_olf 1d ago

What the fuck are you talking about? Seizing farms so people from cities can work them? That is without a doubt one of the most ridiculous fantasies I have ever heard.

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u/SpiritGun 1d ago

A holiday in Cambodia.