North Dakota enters a Top Ten List it isn't used to making

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Wednesday December 21, 2011 · 9:35 AM PST

2011/12/21 · 09:35

North Dakota is the fifth fastest growing state in the past year by growth rate, and the fastest growing state in the Midwest.

http://www.census.gov/...

Hopefully there are some progressives among all these emigrants...the eastern part of the state is already purple (and not from the cold!).

Also, look at the District of Columbia leading the way for the first time since FDR was in the White House...good time to reassert statehood.

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Thursday December 24, 2009 · 10:48 AM PST

2009/12/24 · 10:48

Yesterday the Census Bureau released its 2009 population estimates for the States, which will be the final set released before State counts from Census 2010 are released next December.

http://www.census.gov/...

I used these figures, along with those from 2008, 2007 , 2006, and 2005 to forecast the various State Populations on Census Day 2010. Then I used those numbers to predict the likely changes in the Electoral College.

The predicted changes are as follows, each with at least 50% likelihood:

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133 votes Show Results

Which two states do you think/hope will take the wildcard Electoral College votes?

133 votes Vote Now!

Which two states do you think/hope will take the wildcard Electoral College votes?

NC & OR

16 votes

NC & MO

6 votes

NC & MN

3 votes

NC & RI

1 vote

OR & MO

8 votes

OR & MN

29 votes

OR & RI

42 votes

MO & MN

5 votes

MO & RI

0 votes

MN & RI

23 votes

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