California Secretary of State admitted an independence measure to collect signatures, it will probably make the ballot. It might well pass.
Imagine if that passed. It would be the world's 4th largest national economy. Leaving with 1/4 of the old country's food, and they might have to pay a tariff. The taxes California pays to subsidize red states would be gone, and they'd have to support themselves. And if there was a fight, well, you don't really want to go up against where so much ...