Wyoming has the smallest population of any state. 509,294 as of July, 2005 (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004986.html). But, they have 2 Senate seats. In 2006 the Republican won a Senate seat by 77,503 votes. If we can get 80,000 Democrats to move to Wyoming, we’ve got ourselves 2 more Senate seats! Retirees are already moving. About 318,645 per year are moving to Florida alone. We only need about a quarter of them in one year to move to Wyoming to make this happen.
I'm thinking of the retirees too. They may own a house in an expensive urban area. Moving to a less expensive place, like Wyoming, would allow them to cash in the equity of their house and live off of it. It would be a good financial move. Wyoming also boasts low taxes, great for the budgeting retiree. http://www.newsweekshowcase.com/... Also, there are some beautiful natural areas that anyone would love.
So let's start a progressive retirement community in Wyoming. Let's move the retiring hippies, anti-war activists and assorted Democratic boomers to Cheney's backyard and grab 2 more Senate seats.