What distorted statistics are you looking at?

Also often attributed to Mark Twain: "There's Lies, Damnable lies; and then there is statistics!"

Fact is that California lost representatives due to the last census, having actually lost nearly a million in population since the previous census. But it was not the only state in that boat. All the while, four other states gained those representatives. All fairly conservative states: Texas was among them. There has definitely been an exodus from the once grand and glorious (cough cough) State of Confusion - I mean, ur, Calif......

Indeed, in the last five to seven years, we have lost regular association with a number of good friends and acquaintances - all due to their employers having transferred them out of state when they closed California operations. Some lost their jobs because of total shutdowns, and had to leave the state to find a new job.

I have also seen a number of news articles, of other state's Governors ganging together to proactively poach on California businesses; with a good deal of success. One such reported combination was Utah's and New Jersey's governors, working together. Texas has done a very good job at poaching California as well.

Look up Dude - the vultures are already circling; and have already been pickin' at the road kill!