House Republicans Accuse Census Bureau of Inflating Blue-State Populations

[DonViejo]

By Rudy Takala

Apr 30th, 2021, 1:53 pm


A group of House Republicans are accusing the Biden administration’s Census Bureau of inflating population estimates in left-leaning states in order to increase their representation in Congress after redistricting.

“Given the extra time it took to complete the 2020 Census — including not meeting the statutory deadlines by months — we have questions about the methodology and the role the Biden White House may have played in releasing these numbers, especially as the results differ from evaluation estimates released mere months ago in ways that benefit blue states over red states,” the group wrote in a Friday letter addressed to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

As evidence that something untoward had taken place, the group said they contacted the Census Bureau with questions about the apportionment of House members after population estimates were released this week, but that the bureau had redirected them to the White House. “The statute is clear,” they wrote. “It is the secretary of commerce who reports the apportionment count to the president, not the other way around.”

The group didn’t clarify what questions they asked. The Commerce Department is responsible for relaying the results of the Census Bureau’s population count to the White House, which subsequently relays it to Congress. State officials then take responsibility for drawing the boundaries of new House districts, which are reallocated among states every 10 years according to the results of the census.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. Actually, blue states were more able to defend against RW fuckery in the counting...

so their counts are more accurate than red states that did their best to suppress and muddle the count.

[Silent3]

2. Waaaaahhhh! We wanted to cheat more!

You're undoing Trump cheating for us, and it's not fair!!! We were counting on that!!!

[KPN]

3. Asshole projectionist party. nt

[Comfortably_Numb]

4. These fuckmunches would accuse the sun of shining in their Nazi eyes if they could steal

an extra fucking vote.

[Thunderbeast]

5. The party of no "objective fact".

No action, public or private, can be trusted to produce truth.

The GOP requires any analysis to be filtered through the lens of grievance and political advantage.

It's not just the leadership. Rank and file Republicans have been brainwashed with 7x24 false narratives on the internet, talk radio, and Fox News.

Who funded and enabled this project?

American Oligarchs
ALEC
Russian FSB

The sheep, however, were more than willing to believe that their unmet aspirations were the fault of coastal liberals and brown people. Our people have lost the basic skills of critical thinking.

[Sanity Claws]

6. They always accuse others of what they do

[crickets]

7. 👆 This.

[stillcool]

8. sounds like they're trying to..

get in front of something they've done. Going for some bothsiderism before it hits.

[Midnight Writer]

9. "Let's get the Cyber Ninjas to do a recount!"

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Idiots don't realize that their red state populations are more than likely declining in populations,

being that more industrial output, more jobs, more of everything are in 'blue states'...and even though a lot of 'blue states' residents are moving to 'red states', they are still numerous enough in their original places of residence to tilt the results towards 'blue states' and their current populations. If anything, these 'blue state' immigrants are tilting 'red state' demographics too (hopefully).