Miller Shouldn't Get Comfortable

 

I know you are sick of political analysis. I am too. But I think it is important to address the electoral college which insured victory for the Democrats over the weekend.

Illinois was a blue island in the middle of a red Midwest sea. That made it important….but not important enough to visit…even in the primaries. And our state is about to become less significant with the release of the 2020 census.

Illinois now has 20 electoral votes. Back in 1940, it had 29. But decades of miserable leadership have seen a multitude of native Prairie Staters head elsewhere. That means less representatives in the U.S. House and fewer electoral votes. In other words, this dependable blue state is destined to have less influence.

The latest educated guess is that Illinois could see the loss of up to three congressional districts….meaning we will only have fewer votes in the electoral college. There is also an exodus from high tax Democratic states like California and New York. The common denominator is the dominance of the Democratic party in those states. People are looking to states with less income taxes in the Sun Belt.

So how will Illinois cut its congressional districts? The Democrats will decide. I know at least one seat that could go away in two years. Our own 15^th district won last week by Republican Mary Miller.

If I was Miller…I think I’d just rent in Washington, D.C.