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#Calexit: Will California secede with Trump win?

Mary Bowerman
USA TODAY Network
A woman colors in blue for California on a map following the victory of Hillary Clinton in that sate.

Half of the country might be celebrating Donald Trump's victory, but others are talking about seceding from the United States.

Are they being sore losers or opportunists? For some people in California, and other western states that went blue for Hillary Clinton, the road forward is clear: Cut their losses and make a go of it without the rest of the country.

On Twitter, Californians began the loudest cries for secession from the United States.

Texas also wants to #Texit the U.S. No word on whether they are interested in being a part of the country of California, but we doubt it.

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