Those who write at Liberal Patriot are Democrats unhappy with the direction their party has taken and with its declining acceptance in the general populace. Nate Moore writes today about the exodus blue states are experiencing and the corresponding growth in red states.
Moore isn't happy about this migration but you need not agree, I expect most COTTonLINE readers think it logical. If current migration trends continue, five years from now when the decentennial census results in reapportionment, the results will look much like the following graphic.
The projection is that 11 congressional seats (and electoral college votes) will move, following the population trends. Big losers are CA (-3) and NY (-2), with OR, MN, WI, IL, PA and RI predicted to lose one each. Big winners are predicted to be TX and FL with a gain of 4 each, while ID, UT, and AZ will each gain one.
Not shown, don't be surprised if NV gains one as well. Minus the casinos, today's Las Vegas looks like Southern California with mile after mile of low-rise development linked together by a decent web of freeways. Its footprint has doubled or tripled in the last decade and continues to grow.
Since these are predictions, the actuality five years from now may not exactly match the above map. It will be close to what is shown.
