The issue is that the state's National Guard is all they've got really.
When something like 45% of the vote it R ... the "State Guard" is going to "not participate", "collapse into anarchy", or possibly "Join the Feds".
Washington State, in particular, the "State Patrol" is "Speeders". They aren't numerous enough in any directions to be "It" - We've always runs this by handing that off to the Sheriff's Depts - and "Three Blue Counties secede" isn't going to do anything for anyone.
During the Civil War, there was fierce loyalty to your particular State.
It would all play out precisely like ANTIFA/BLM trying to egg the suburbs into a race war. "But! They'll have XYZ!" Sure.
They've just spent three months straight demonizing their best chance of trained troops
The issue is that the state's National Guard is all they've got really.
When something like 45% of the vote it R ... the "State Guard" is going to "not participate", "collapse into anarchy", or possibly "Join the Feds".
Washington State, in particular, the "State Patrol" is "Speeders". They aren't numerous enough in any directions to be "It" - We've always runs this by handing that off to the Sheriff's Depts - and "Three Blue Counties secede" isn't going to do anything for anyone.
During the Civil War, there was fierce loyalty to your particular State.
It would all play out precisely like ANTIFA/BLM trying to egg the suburbs into a race war. "But! They'll have XYZ!" Sure.
They've just spent three months straight demonizing their best chance of trained troops