Six states would be too many—how about just two? North and south California? We in the south are very different from the folks up in the Bay area—we don’t mind if you call LA—LA. Up there they have a fit if you call Frisco—well, frisco. In South California we could make Santa Barbara the state capital! Our Motto “Kawabunga!” the state rodent Mickey Mouse. We could legalize gambling like Nevada and lower the drinking age to 18—maybe legalize Pot. Then, take all the restrictings and crippling Union rules off Hollywood so it could be great again. Hey, maybe they would move the Tonight Show back to the west coast.
How about we make Jay Leno Governor! We could even declare a unilateral Declaration of Independence from North California! Maybe do it on April First. With The provisional Governor Jay Leno, Lt Governor, Kelsy Grammer. perhaps you have some ideas for the new state of South California?
More like East and West, actually.
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/CA
Now yes, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, and exurban San Diego can be somewhat Republican.
28 Safe Rat seats, 10 lean Rat, 2 lean Pub (could put 31 Gary Miller into lean Rat), 13 safe Pub seats.
Possibly you could do 3 states...Rats would keep their +2 advantage in the Senate. LA-Orange-San Diego would be one (Rat) state, then the north coast would be another Rat state, with the interior being the Pub state.
In exchange for getting some Republican territory in Orange county (which would be outvoted but pay a disproportionate share of taxes), maybe Democrats would allow the 9th circuit to be split up.