Progressives are frantically sounding the alarm about blue state governance. The motivation isn’t improving quality of life but the downstream political implications.
“Bad news, Democrats: America is about to get even redder,” warned a recent New York Times opinion video. The Atlantic put it this way, “The Democrats are committing partycide.” A Newsweek headline shouted, “Democrats have a problem much bigger than Donald Trump.”
The concern is the 2030 census. Every decade, congressional seats are reapportioned based on state populations. Because the House is fixed at 435 seats, one state’s gain is another state’s loss.
This changes the Electoral College. States receive one electoral vote for each House member and senator. Because Nevada has four congressional seats, the state has six electoral votes.
“Millions of people have moved out of California, New York, Illinois and other blue states,” the Times video says. “And they’re moving to Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Arizona — red ones.”