Sorry - replied to your first post.
I don’t like vanities, but it shocked me when I looked at what California’s impact on US politics was - and what that means about the other 49 states. Drop off Hawaii as well, and the difference would be even greater.
But 49 states, including NY and Hawaii and Chicago and Miami and Philly - they are still the America I grew up in.
I commend you on this one. I rarely read vanities but your premise is eye opening.
We'd have to get our beloved Free Republic out of there tho!!!