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US states are almost always added in pairs so that the number of Republican and Democratic states increase at the same rate. It's why Alaska & Hawaii came in
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
US states are almost always added in pairs so that the number of Republican and Democratic states increase at the same rate. It's why Alaska & Hawaii came in the same year, why we have oddities such as the split between North & South Dakota, et cetera.
So if Canada were to join as states, it would be something like a Republican Western Canada and a Democratic Eastern Canada. Or some sort of strange split that gives 2+2. Definitely not the existing boundaries, because that'd likely be an 8/2 Democratic/Republican split.
- robin_reala 2y agoYou’re saying this like it’d be a choice and not an invasion.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoYes, any considerations like this would be part of a post-invasion peace treaty.
- ipaddr 2y ago2 states or 10 the house and the office of the president would never be in republican hands. The largest population in western part is more left than California and nevermind the Canadian right is left of the Democrats believing in universal healthcare and other safety nets.