WASHINGTON – 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. 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. 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. The combination of population shifts and the recent election results could make Obama's re-election campaign more difficult. Each House seat represents an electoral vote in the presidential election process, giving more weight to states Obama probably will lose in 2012. The states he carried in 2008 are projected to lose, on balance, six electoral votes to states that his GOP challenger, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, won. That sets a higher bar for Obama before his re-election campaign even starts. "The way the maps have shifted have made Obama's route to success much more difficult," said Republican Party spokesman Doug Heye. He said the GOP takeover of several state governments on the eve of redistricting efforts was "a dramatic shift."
it's like a damn football game, winning and losing elections that are not even near.. It seems these guys put more work into campaigning than anything else.
They do absolutely nothing and people keep voting for them. We get the politicians we deserve I guess.
At this point, I don't particularly care if Obama gets another four years as I am disappointed in his performance. At least Bush could use his lack of intellectual curiosity as an excuse. That said, Obama can pull off a squeaker by keeping Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico in the Democratic column. If Florida, Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia, and Iowa go Republican in 2012, but Obama hangs on to the three I mentioned, he wins 271-267.
