The Greater Idaho movement by some Republicans in eastern Oregon seeks to change the state’s borders so they can join Idaho, because they feel like their politics don’t fit in the very Democratic state. Chris Cillizza explains big picture of what the Oregon/Idaho drama tells us about polarization in the country.
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VEXIT: West Virginia extends 158-year-old invitation for unhappy Virginians to join state
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Hey, Chris here – what state would you want to live in, if not your current home?
@Earnest Lee Saddened
Lots of open space. One of the diverse and beautiful countries in the world.
BTW. Southern Ontario where I live is on the same latitude as Northern California.
State of Inebriation. 😂
I want to move to Mississippi.
@WTF Again? yeah if you like peat bogs. And your latitude is the best thing you can think of about Canada holy smokes you are short on f****** attractions. Shut up
@WTF Again? telling me about your natural state huh?
Call the whole thing Banana Republic.
Average Joe do you believe you people won the real popular vote in 2016? That was just voter fraud in California
Zeno of Citium we are a constitutional republic
@The Tweatles of course they are and it’s disgusting anti americans always have been always will be.
A Mormon Land Grab.
Get some new material dumbass.
Easy; they can move to Idaho.
@Patrick O’Neil why is the job of the democrats to heal divisions. Dont see Alabama or Georgia doing that
@Texas-7111 Freedom and Liberty! You say it like you don’t say it already haha
@Patrick O’Neil Them wanting to leave isn’t very healing, wouldn’t you say? Stop being a prick.
@Jenn Faire Threats? Typical Republican b1tch.
Jenn Faire ok so you’re clearly insane. I guess lumping everyone on the left together is fine to you. I guess people should also say that right wingers should stop committing hate crimes and domestic terrorism and holding white power marches? Fucking moron.
Why don’t they just move to Idaho?
good idea, not too far for a wagon train to move.
Because the federal land they depend on is in Oregon
because we were here first you former Californian!
@John Pattillo Exactly. They want the benefits of being Oregonian without any of the obligations. People like that only think of themselves and what they can take from everyone else. If they’re actually upset with the state’s politics, they can vote with the feet and get the hell on down the road. They could try and get along with their neighbors, but they’re more interested in taking what the neighbors have without having to pay for it.
@Hawkzblade Mrs. Hawkzblade loves pulling trains.
Those Oregonians who don’t like Oregon , by all means LEAVE.
Idaho is waiting for you all.
Eclipse The Gambling Ocelot ugh right? You can always move to Venezuela if you hate this country so much. I’ll help buy your ticket…if not, hopefully you’ll move when KAG 2020.
@Daniel Hinck that makes sense.
If in red states life long resident Dems/liberals have issue with the politics their told “Oh well, suck it up or leave”. So no your point is meritless.
@Obverse Singularity That’s all it is… 🦊 and Rush. That’s all they’ll listen to. No center-minded conversation. Just spew and angry AM radio.
Myopic inputs produce myopic outputs and views.
@solomon kane Republicans want everyone to be rich? Explain that thought. Because Republicans are quite happen letting in migrant labor from the south to do the menial work. And have been since Reagan opened the southern border. Silly rabbit.
I live in Oregon and to this I say; we’re not important enough for anyone to care about this issue either way
Thousandeyes85 what would you tell someone that wants to move there?
LOVE Oregon !!
we trigger Trumptards just by living on “the west coast” which to flyover state haters is all “CaliForNia reeeeeeeeee!!!!!”
“If you don’t love it leave it”
Cit.: Trump
Me – “If it’s broken, fix it.”
I like mine better.
@Mark Ewing couldn’t agree more with that. Alas, I’ve never had the chance to pay my way out of problems so my mindset is that of a fixer and a maker
back during the Vietnam era I distinctly remember the repub rejects telling us to get out of our country if we dont like it. Well little Snowflakes, if you dont care for Oregon….we will gladly help you sissies pack.
Dave W Unfortunate how disconnected rural and urban communities are. A lot can be done to bridge the divide, and that’s just not being done. You can see the effects on the national level.
Nah, we’ll just take what’s ours and lock you in your easily walled off and cut off population centers, where you’ll tear yourselves apart. See you soon, boomer trash.
Again, the only snowflakes are on the Marxist left.
You Marxist lefties were calling yourselves snowflakes before we called you people snowflakes.
So suck it up, snowflakes… We can’t wait to hear you people scream at the sky again in 2020 🙂
Insanity reigns
Just move – leave my Oregon alone!
@Wolfreign Valenford The classic left defense. “I know you are but what am I?”
and leave Texas alone, you leftist losers
@Joe Dirt and to many koe dirts with no content.
@SE Morgan lol fool
@Ronda Leistiko You misspelled Joe. Please learn proper spelling before attempting to argue.
Or you just move to Idaho & other red states🙄 because this fantasy will never happen..
Just move to Idaho if you don’t like Oregon or California! Love it or leave it, snowflakes
They are leaving Cali in droves, no more middle class there soon.
No thank you, we are full. find somewhere else sorry
@Ricky Spanish We have no middle class left anyway; we have been stripped to nothing by the corporate elite. That’s why we taking our country back.
I am blue in Idaho. I feel surrounded 😓
And if people don’t lime racial tension in the south they should “just move north” right?
Bold faced hypocrites
Russia backed a bunch of these “movements” during the last presidential election period. It’s just a distractive measure. Anyone remember California secession or splitting that state?
@Jeffrey Meade Clearly, one of us denies the truth.
@Jeffrey Meade So, I guess you believe Brexit was a homegrown movement too? Yeah, I thought so.
Let’s look at the comment, “russia backed…”
The commenter is mostly correct, so what if he said “a bunch of”
https://www.kqed.org/news/11217187/from-his-home-in-russia-calexit-leader-plots-california-secession
https://www.businessinsider.com/yes-california-moscow-embassy-russia-2016-12
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_(proposed_Pacific_state)
That never happened
Jeffrey Meade COMMIE PIG ALERT … YOU GUILTY DOGS BARK FIRST
So when Republicans can’t gerrymander they resort to wanting to secede? Freaking traitors, I swear
@jfsfrnd Louis Marinelli. He’s actually American and he ran off to Russia & said he couldn’t come back to the US.
@Aramai Jonassi Ill look him up. Thanks.
@Gregg Lol, there were definitely crimes committed. Was even shown in the 22000+ documents released during the impeachment trial in the Senate.
LIVE FRUGALLY AND INVEST WHEN YOUNG TO RETIRE RICH Careful your ignorance is showing!
They should just cry harder.😭😭
Then every state would split and began new states decreasing and increasing our fifty states. Crazy.
taking gerrymandering up a level are we? Instead of merging counties, lets just merge states!
Republicans can do nothing but whine and complain and cheat. That’s the Republican way.
what difference does it make there only do it cause they know they can’t win now since when do they even care about IDAHO
There is an proposal in Texas where you can have unlimited amounts of guns in designated towns. Maybe not such a bad idea to section of the cra cras. I would support the walls that go around these towns. Keep them inside away from other humans.
If Oregon and Idaho merge, are they gonna change their name to Oreo?
haha, or I da Ho again idahoegon
Idagon 😄
Hahahah that’s awesome!!! 😂
They’ve got toe tapping republican congressman that like playing footsies at the men’s urinals.
President Trump is calling on democrats for a payroll tax cut
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-calls-on-democrats-to-pass-payroll-tax-cut-amid-coronavirus-worries-2020-03-03?mod=newsviewer_click
ya but most of them are trumps pervert followers
John Bender the jackass has already doubled the deficit tea party hypocrite.
Libtard
sure
If they are so unhappy instead of doing all that nonsense they could just move to Idaho,no one is stopping you
Oh, look! Another Rethuglicans’ attempt at Gerrymandering…How surprising.