[T]he 2010 Census could allocate as many as four additional congressional districts to Texas, two each to Arizona and Florida, and one district to each of a number of (mostly) red-leaning states, while subtracting seats from (mostly) blue-leaning states like Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania and, for the first time, California. Redistricting and reapportionment could help tilt the playing field back to the GOP in Congress and the race for the White House by moving seven House seats (and electoral votes) from mostly blue to mostly red states.
well, forgive me... i’m more than a little cynical with the Republican leaders this last week......
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I hope to be in TEXAS for the next census, the rest of you should move to Oklahoma.
Do the math, seven EC votes ain’t going to make up the difference. And two years ago you would have had Virgina and North Carolina as “Red States.”
You need to flip states.
The Big difference is rural vs. urban, and as long as the GOP plays the identity politics of “Real America” vs “Fake America” they will continue to get killed in the cities.
Although that statement is true, if Democrats control the re-drawing of district lines they will be able to more than offset the losses due to the population shift Rove is talking about. Unless Republicans have a big 2010 cycle, the Democrats are going to dominate the 2010-2012 redistricting process. I've seen estimates that the Democrats are likely to add double digit House seats simply through redrawing the maps to their benefit.