Isn't Xahar the reason for the failing of the Pacific...?
He's not. I dispute that the Pacific's 'failing' but Xahar cannot be said to be the cause if it is. If anything, the events of the 'Rimjob' were, in a gameplay sense, the best thing to happen to the Pacific in years - it gave us a sense of purpose, a goal to work towards, namely recovering from the crisis.
Anyway, I've been Governor with the universal legislature and suffice to say I'd strongly recommend against it. Activity levels aren't ideal now, but compared to days past...
I've never understood why there haven't been concentrated efforts to recruit new voters to under-populated regions. We had "Save our States", why not "Save our Regions?".
Lumine is doing just that. He brought four new Feds to the region.