Census shift to hurt Obama in 2012 as people flee blue states for red. Texas to pick up 3 House seats, electoral college votes, Michigan to lose one seat: "
The 2010 census report coming out Tuesday will include a boatload of good political news for Republicans and grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Barack Obama and rebound from last month's devastating elections.Why would the AP paint the elections as 'devastating?' For most of us, ironically, it was a sign of hope and change.
The population continues to shift from Democratic-leaning Rust Belt states to Republican-leaning Sun Belt states, a trend the Census Bureau will detail in its once-a-decade report to the president. Political clout shifts, too, because the nation must reapportion the 435 House districts to make them roughly equal in population, based on the latest census figures.Plus, like here in Michigan, many other states' redistricting will be done by Republicans because of the big, red wave in November.
The biggest gainer will be Texas, a GOP-dominated state expected to gain up to four new House seats, for a total of 36. The chief losers — New York and Ohio, each projected by nongovernment analysts to lose two seats — were carried by Obama in 2008 and are typical of states in the Northeast and Midwest that are declining in political influence.
November's elections put Republicans in control of dozens of state legislatures and governorships, just as states prepare to redraw their congressional and legislative district maps. It's often a brutally partisan process, and Republicans' control in those states will enable them to create new districts to their liking.
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| The predictable result of liberal policies |
Republicans now control the governor's offices and both legislative chambers in competitive presidential states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, Maine and Wisconsin. They hold the governors' chairs in other crucial states, including Nevada, New Mexico, Virginia and Iowa.Not mentioned by the AP is the fact that the population exodus came from states that are forced unionization states. Since the GOP controls all branches of government here in Michigan, it's high time that we made this state a right-to-work one. Speaking of exodus: One graphic that illustrates just how screwed Detroit is. Here is what the graphic looks like for Travis County, Texas (black is a gain, red is a loss):
When Obama carried those states in 2008, most had Democratic governors happy to lend their political operations to his cause. Now he will run where governors can bend their powers against his administration's policies and his campaign's strategies.
Previously:
People fleeing forced-unionization, high-tax states and moving to right-to-work, low-tax states
One graphic that illustrates just how screwed Detroit is
The Michigan Exodus, Part 6 - The Acceleration
Liberal Utopia Michigan Loses Population For 4th Straight Year, Now Under 10 Million
Ohio Contracts Michigandus Exodusius
The Symptom of a Problem in Urban Cities
The Michigan Exodus, Part 5
The Michigan Exodus, Part 4
The Michigan Exodus, Part 3
The Michigan Exodus, Part Deux
Granholm Pushing Tax Amendment While Michigan Exodus Continues
The Michigan Exodus
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