Interesting. Since the senate is one vote per state, what was California would go from 1 to 3 senators. If carved up in this manner, I wonder how the new states would vote?
The senate is two votes per state... though the ratio works out the same. Clearly the new states would vote more heavily Republican on average than California currently does, else he wouldn't be proposing this. I suspect the big win (for him) electorally would be peeling off votes in the Electoral College. The article mentions union-busting as another motive, which squares with the right-wing motivation.
> The senate is two votes per state...
That's embarrassing that I forgot that. Is Tim Draper a republican?
I don't know, but I can only assume. Who else would want to split up California and has a thing for busting unions?