Seven of the eleven most populous states have a Rep presidential candidate

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Seven of the country's eleven most populous states have a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination. This count includes potential candidates like Walker and Christie who haven't formally declared but seem likely to do so at some point. I didn't include Ehrlich (MD), Gilmore (VA), or King (NY), all of whom come from one of the twelve most populated states. Is it normal for large states to make up such a large percentage of candidates?

1 California: Fiorina
2 Texas: Perry, Cruz
3 Florida: Bush, Rubio
4 New York: Pataki, Trump
6 Pennsylvania: Santorum
7 Ohio: Kasich
11 New Jersey: Christie
19 Maryland: Ben Carson
20 Wisconsin: Walker
24 South Carolina: Graham
25 Louisiana: Jindal
26 Kentucky: Paul
32 Arkansas: Huckabee

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Fiornia and Santorum moved to Virginia, though.

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Yeah, Fiornia definitely doesn't count. Santorum hasn't come out and said if he is permanently living in VA, though.

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Yeah, Fiornia definitely doesn't count. Santorum hasn't come out and said if he is permanently living in VA, though.

Santorum's residence in Pennsylvania was a bit fishy.

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Santorum hasn't come out

Or has he?