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Allowing the Pac and MW to merge at this point is pretty much tied to the health of the game. That seems like an achievable step.
While I hope we wouldn't get hung up on the name, using "The Pacific" to describe a region that spans from the northern plains out to the Pacific Ocean and San Diego is a little wrongheaded. If we have the Northeast and the Mideast, what's so bad about The West? It's the most comprehensive term to describe what would be such a vast region. Anyway, look, whatever. I just think this is a necessary step that can actually be achieved at this point. The name is secondary.
That's it! We can call this new region "A Whale's Vagina".