Staff Reports
Recent developments have shed a light on the seemingly innocuous world of census data, revealing a skewed map that could have led to a very different political landscape had the stars aligned differently. Democrat pollsters are now regrettably admitting that during the presidential race, the numbers were too close to call. One can’t help but wonder if this lack of accuracy was somehow deliberate, or just the unfortunate byproduct of a government that seems to be struggling with its arithmetic.
Hans von Spakovsky, a respected elections expert from the Heritage Foundation, has unearthed some startling discrepancies in the 2020 Census numbers. Surprisingly, these mathematical errors surfaced in a government follow-up report two years later, during 2022. This isn’t just a minor glitch; in fact, the majority of these 14 states impacted lean red. If these numbers had been correct, Donald Trump would have nabbed nine additional Electoral College votes while Kamala Harris would have been derailed from her six undeserved votes.
Specifically, Florida was unfairly denied two congressional seats while Texas missed out on one by a margin as slim as 89 people. Meanwhile, states like Minnesota and Rhode Island were allowed to retain their congressional seats despite being due for a demotion. Not to be outdone, Colorado increased its representation, even though it hadn’t really earned it. The end result? A number of states saw their populations undercounted while others were overvalued, leading to erroneous congressional seat allocations.
These glaring errors have a domino effect on Electoral College votes, since those are calculated based on the number of Senate and House representatives in each state. One might think that a government agency would be better equipped to handle something as straightforward as a population count, yet here we are. The upshot of this numerical soap opera is that Trump likely deserved extra Electoral College votes from both Texas and Florida, while Harris should have seen her totals hit the much-deserved chopping block.
On top of this mess, Spakovsky pointed out that illegal immigrants counted in the Census effectively shifted seven congressional seats nationwide. It’s astonishing that a system designed to fairly reflect the population has been hijacked by those who don’t have a legal stake in this country. The last four years of lax border policies have not only inflamed illegal immigration but have also altered congressional representation calculation in a way that disproportionately benefits the political left.
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As if that weren’t enough, one has to recall how the left branded Donald Trump a racist when he pushed for a citizenship question to be included in the Census. Ironically, this wasn’t a racist move; it was an attempt to ensure that Congressional representation reflected actual citizens, not those who have skirted immigration law. The left’s fierce opposition to this question reveals their true colors; they need every non-citizen they can get to help bolster their numbers.
In the aftermath of all this, the integrity of federal funds, which are distributed based on these flawed census counts, hangs in the balance. While states could potentially argue for recourse in terms of federal funding due to these discrepancies, the loss of congressional representation is far more difficult to rectify legally. It’s a wild, mathematical free-for-all, and it’s clear the Census Bureau has muffed its crucial role of counting accurately.
One possible silver lining lies in the hope that Congress will take action to rectify the situation, sparing future elections from being undermined by these counting blunders. But for now, it’s a stark reminder that the complexities of government infrastructure can profoundly shape the very future of this nation.
