Gerrymandering the States

[Schmitz in 1972]

Sounds like fun!

I would combine eastern Oregon and eastern Washington and have it be Oregon, and then combine western Oregon and western Washington and have it be Washington. This makes one heavily Republican state and one heavily Democratic state instead of two marginally Democratic states.

I would have Connecticut take in all of Rhode Island except the actual Rhode Island so as to eliminate the cruel irony of Rhode Island being mostly mainland.
What the heck, I'd just combine all of New England into one state, namely New England.

I would introduce East Dakota, West Dakota, and Central Dakota

I would take New York city and Long Island and dub it the State of Confusion. Sorry, couldn't resist!

I would add Las Vegas and Reno to California.

I would make my own county Henrico as State.

I would make DC officially part of Maryland and for that matter I'd make Delaware a part too!

I would take part of eastern Pennsylvania and declare it Old Jersey, either that or give it a cathcy name like Markervania, Chalkvania, or Crayonvania.

I would take the uninhabited northeast part of Alaska and declare it the State of Nothing

OK, this is starting to get rediculous, I'll stop now