Also, California and other large states can't get much impact from federal pork because they have to spread it too thin across a large population. Wyoming and

Also, California and other large states can't get much impact from federal pork because they have to spread it too thin across a large population. Wyoming and Alaska can get a few billion dollars in waste and abuse money from senior senators and spread it across half a million people. That makes for a lot of fun for anyone who's in on the windfall of bridges to nowhere, local culture grants, "national security" slush funds, and the like.