On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May made Britain’s exit from the European Union official nine months after voters in the United Kingdom narrowly approved what is now known worldwide as “ Brexit .”

May said “this is a historic moment from which there can be no turning back.”

EU Council President Donald Tusk said it was not a “happy day” for him or the EU.

So where was the man who led the successful “Brexit” campaign? Nigel Farage was enjoying a beer and probably pondering his latest plan: to make a similar political move across the pond in California.

https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/847077439318753280

Because Farage and fellow Brexiteer Arron Banks (together they’re known as “the bad boys of ‘Brexit’”) just returned from a trip to California during which they reportedly raised $1 million for a campaign to set up a “ Calexit ” style referendum in the state for 2018, according to The Times of London.

Their “Calexit” plan isn’t like the one that’s been in the news since President Donald Trump took over the White House. Farage doesn’t want to see the state break off from the United States entirely as San Diego-based Yes California advocates (with little hope of actually accomplishing it.)

Instead, the Farage plan is to split the state into two new regions, with one being more eastern and rural and one being full of the more liberal, coastal cities.

Here’s a map of what the split could look like.

https://twitter.com/DailyMail/status/846015415704850432

“It would be portrayed as the Hollywood elites versus the people, breaking up the bad government,” Banks said. “It's the world's sixth largest economy and it's very badly run.”

The Daily Mail reports that it’s actually polling expert Gerry Gunster and Republican Scott Baugh, a former member of the California state assembly, who are behind the concept.

Sounds pretty far fetched, right? Well, coming off their historic “Brexit” success, the “bad boys” don’t think so.

“We were saying that people said the same about Brexit — and we just went and did it,” Banks said. “The money was pledged to take it to the next level. This could be the greatest political showdown ever.”

“This has been done before with West Virginia and Virginia … so it can work,” a Farage spokesman said.

Hmm. So what do people think of this idea so far?

Some are adamantly against it.

https://twitter.com/MarilynAEdmonds/status/846138654217068544

https://twitter.com/pbm5678/status/846358692668760064

https://twitter.com/Coolg82/status/846235416923648000

https://twitter.com/JohnJiao/status/846266485840363520

https://twitter.com/rabidziggy/status/846226342647492608

Others are at least showing some interest.

https://twitter.com/carwitski/status/847142619431890944

https://twitter.com/loonatoo601/status/846080065691561984

https://twitter.com/red_sashi/status/846179705887764481

https://twitter.com/SHACKDADDY26/status/846074623628382208

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