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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (119951)	12/29/2000 8:13:48 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Good news for modern man (and women): "...Population shifts also have political consequences. This year's Presidential election was so close because Al Gore swept almost all the Northeast and Great Lakes states. But those regions will now lose 10 electoral votes, which will be distributed to states carried by George W. Bush. Democrats know that their job of recapturing the White House just grew more difficult. "Every 10 years that go by means the geography only gets worse," says Brian Lunde, a former executive director of the Democratic National Committee. Only one state carried by Al Gore -- California -- will gain even a single Electoral College vote. Arizona, Texas, Florida and Georgia -- all states won by President-elect Bush -- will gain two electoral votes each. While some Bush states will lose votes, those will be compensated by gains in North Carolina, Colorado and Nevada. The shifts in population will also make it more difficult for Democrats to retake the House in 2002, since most of the 12 House seats gained by states will go to GOP-leanin g suburbs. In a House where Republicans hold only a 221 to 212 seat majority, that will make a difference. One thing won't change after this Census. For years we have editorialized against political gerrymanders that redraw district lines to divide communities and thwart the will of voters. After this Census, both parties will have ample ability to form creative districts by computer. Democrats may gerrymander California, but that will be offset by GOP line-drawers in Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio. Now that both parties will see their oxen being gored, it would be nice to think they might see an advantage in keeping the excesses of gerrymandering to a minimum...." interactive.wsj.com