We gained twelve electoral votes relative to 2004/2008, by my count:
+4TX GOP
2FL Swing
AZ GOP
GA GOP
SC GOP
UT GOP
WA Socialist
NV Swing
Net gain in seats 8 GOP minus 1 Socialist = +7 for Americans, ignoring the swing states.
-2NY Socialist
-PA Socialist
-2OH Swing
-MO GOP
-LA GOP
-IA Swing
-IL Socialist
-Michigan Socialist
-Massachusetts Socialist
-NJ Socialist
Net loss in seats 7 Socialist minus 2 GOP = -5 for the other side, ignoring the swing states.
By itself, the 2010 Census thus gives us 12 more seats . . . except that some GOP seats now have more socialist residents so they may be more competitive than before. It’s sad how socialists leave states like NJ, MA, and NY because socialism is failing there, then they vote for socialism in their new home states.
I like your bluntly truthful categories!
I’ll bet you $5 that Dirty Harry’s son—Rory, who is currently a Clark County Commissioner that ran in the 2012 election for Governor of Nevada—runs for the new Representative seat in Congress.
Daddy will put as much money as Rory needs into his campaign account.
Rory got whipped in the Nev Gov election.
It will depend entirely on what part of Nevada gets the district to fill.