Yeah, that map looked to be drawn more for an equal geometry than for fact. His concepts are worthwhile discussion, but his grasp of our interstate (and intrastate) politics are quite a bit askew (or again, he drew the map partially based on area or something). Idaho, and Utah for that matter, would never split off with CA. The Southwest chunk of NV might, but then you'd also have Eastern OR and Eastern WA looking to secede to whatever ID, MT, WY, etc. would become.
Whatever that Redoubt state guy's name is, I don't agree with a lot of his political philosophy, but he understands the political and cultural aspects West of the Rockies better than the Russian does, at least from a map drawing point of view.