Fmr. Gov. NickG
NickG
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« on: May 12, 2004, 10:50:50 PM » |
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Turning DC into part of Maryland for voting purposes would be actually be a benefit to Republicans. It would add a Democratic House member, but it would subtract 2 Democratic Electoral Votes. Maryland would gain 1 EV (presumably for the Dems), while DC would lose its 3 EVs (always for the Dems).
I'd imagine most Republicans would gladly trade one House seat for two electoral votes.
Of course, if MD were a swing state, it would be a bigger plus for the Dems because it would really help them win the state in Senate and Presidential elections, but MD is already pretty solidly Democratics. It would give Ehrlich something to worry about, though.
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