Census Speaks Well for GOP

The 2010 census report that's due out tomorrow will apparently be well received by Republicans. There has been a continued migration from Democratic-leaning Rust Belt states to Republican-leaning Sun Belt states. The biggest gain in population has been in Texas, a GOP heavy state expected to gain up to four new House seats, for a total of 36. The states that lost the most were dark blue New York and purplish Ohio, which will likely lose two seats each.

This population shift, in conjunction with landslide GOP victories in state legislatures in 2010, which will allow GOP majorities to create new districts "to their liking," will add more electoral pressure for Obama and the Dems. Since each House seat represents an electoral vote in the presidential election process, the states that Obama lost will have more votes and the ones he won, less. I can't wait to watch it all unfold.