It didn't work out well the first time it was tried. States can split like West Virginia and Virginia though without much kickback. Of course who knows in this environment. We are living in a Marxist society at present and many on this forum are quite happy with it. Marxism is a slow growing cancer that destroys the largest population centers first then spreads to the extremities. Our State Capitol is Marxist. Our state congress is leftist leaning. Abbott and Patrick (Costello) are twits of the same cloth. They go whichever way the wind blows. Our local, state and national propaganda services actually create opinion because the vast majority of citizens are so self absorbed they never seek out any other viewpoints than what they see on the news.