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To: PoloSec; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; campaignPete R-CT; BillyBoy; Clintonfatigued; randita; ...

Interesting post from Dave Leip. POTUS results for the 6 Calis.

http://uselectionatlas.org/WEBLOGS/dave/2014/07/16/2012-presidential-election-six-californias/

They are not divided exactly how I would like them. Mendicino, Humbolt and Lake absolutely should not be in “Jefferson”, the spoil it and make it competitive, they belong with the Bay Area.

3 of these states are competitive and 3 heavily rat, that’s no good at all.Interesting post from Dave Leip. POTUS results for the 6 Calis.

http://uselectionatlas.org/WEBLOGS/dave/2014/07/16/2012-presidential-election-six-californias/

They are not divided exactly how I would like them. Mendicino, Humbolt and Lake absolutely should not be in


37 posted on 07/19/2014 11:30:12 PM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: Impy; PoloSec; fieldmarshaldj; campaignPete R-CT; BillyBoy; Clintonfatigued; randita

As I’ve posted before, I think that California should be split into 5 states, not 6 (the “state names” provided are descriptive, but hardly optimal):

1. State of Los Angeles, with all of L.A. County:

10.0 million pop in 2010, 45%-50% Hispanic, 10% black, 12%-15% Asian

16 electoral votes, 29.17% McCain 2008, 35.60% Bush 2004, 32.35% Bush 2000

(I would encourage GOP-leaning L.A. County suburbs to split and form their own county and be able to join the Inland Empire centered state.)

2. State of San Francisco Bay, with all of Alameda, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo Counties:

8.1 million pop in 2010, 21%-25% Hispanic, 7% black, 17%-20% Asian

13 electoral votes, 24.82% McCain in 2008, 29.95% Bush in 2004, 30.64% Bush in 2000

3. State of Inland Empire, with all of Kern, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties:

6.7 million pop in 2010, 36%-40% Hispanic, 6% black, 4%-5% Asian

11 electoral votes, 46.79% McCain in 2008, 55.54% Bush in 2004, 50.70% Bush in 2000

4. State of Central Valley, with all of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba Counties:

6.5 million pop in 2010, 27%-32% Hispanic, 5% black, 7%-8% Asian

11 electoral votes, 48.27% McCain in 2008, 56.92% Bush in 2004, 53.17% Bush in 2000

5. State of San Diego, with all of Imperial, Orange and San Diego Counties:

6.3 million pop in 2010, 30%-35% Hispanic, 4% black, 11%-13% Asian

11 electoral votes, 47.07% McCain in 2008, 55.86% Bush in 2004, 52.57% Bush in 2000

Essentially, comfortably Democrat California would be converted into two ridiculously Democrat states (based in L.A. and San Francisco Bay) and three GOP-leaning states, and under normal circumstances the 5 states would give the GOP a 6-4 edge in U.S. Senate seats (the Dems have had a 2-0 edge since 1992) and a 33-29 edge in electoral votes (the Dems got all 55 EVs from CA in 2008 and 2004 and all 54 EVs from CA in 2000, 1996 and 1992).

We should also split Texas up into four GOP states of around 11 electoral votes each, which would give us 6 new GOP Senators (and increase GOP electoral votes by 6 as well).


38 posted on 07/20/2014 7:59:44 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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