The coalition of City States rules the Blue states. The City States have enough votes to overcome the red counties
My view on the City States — using Philadelphia as an example:
Everybody “knows” that Philadelphia will vote heavily Democrat. It’s the demographics of the Inner City. It’s a sure thing.
Imagine that blacks start losing faith in the Democrats. Imagine that Inner City blacks start actually leaning toward someone like Trump. Imagine polls that show Philadelphia might actually shift a bit toward the Republicans.
And then — BOOM! — the election results in Philadelphia somewhat magically shows that 98% of the voters went full Democrat. Turnout was 117% of registered voters, and 98% of them voted Democrat.
No one would be “surprised”. Everyone would shrug. Everybody “knows” that Philadelphia will vote heavily Democrat. But did it happen? Maybe not. But then the whole state goes “blue” and everyone says “Well, it’s those city states, you know ...”
I say it’s Fraud.
“The City States”
I have suggested that they be allowed to become independent.
They could keep their invaders but they and their residents as of the date of separation would lose the ability to participate in the federal government.
Corporate taxation in the independent City States and the remains of the United States would be dedicated to existing federal debt service.
How true & many of the Red states are lower populated, so don’t have the voters when there is a heavy influence of Blue staters who can take the vote but don’t have the good sense to go with it.