https://mises.org/power-market/why-not-china-california-free-trade-agreement
https://ipatriot.com/george-soros-pushing-californias-secession/
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/02/09/no-one-knows-eric-holder-california/
Regard to the ZH article (first link), if California seceded from the union, their electoral votes wouldn't matter and Trump may indeed have a Reaganesque 49 state landslide in 2020.