How will America be in 2050

[tarheel-leftist85]

Congress shrinks to 490 members (90 Senators, 400 Representatives).  DC becomes part of Maryland.  US population remains stable from 2035 to 2040 and begins slowly decreasing 0.3%/yr.  Mexican immigration has subsided because the populist govt. cracked down on the problem.  Many remain childless, but most (70-75%) families have 2 kids.

[tarheel-leftist85]

Yes, they seceded.  We let them go peacefully.

[tarheel-leftist85]

The only reason the North is (supposedly) Dem. is for social reasons.  If/when democrats become more mainstream and family-oriented (rather than single, urban people as their primary base), the most (if not all) of the south will turn Dem.  When the North no longer has an ally in a ultra-liberal, pacifist Democratic party, they will first trend libertarian (or some variant thereof), then finally seek shelter in the Republican party.  The plains (reamining people that stay in such cold climes) will continue to vote Rep. for one reason or another.  But basically, the North will vote 35-40% Rep., 30-35% Ind., 30% Dem.  It's not that many will be moving from the North per se (as in the plains and MW), but no one will be moving in (even illegally).  When housing becomes affordable sometime thereafter, people may trickle back.  Florida will be (more of a) wasteland with high-crime, cookie-cutter houses, traffic and young people will begin to move out in droves.  Almost the same will be evident in California.  Texas will try to avoid this fate by implementing moratoriums on building, improving education, and revamping the police force (more Walker, Texas rangers!).

[tarheel-leftist85]

No one party is going to dominate the other in the long term, because, the parties will simply adjust themselves to assure that they can survive.  If the Dems have to become more conservative to survive, then they will, and vice versa for the Republicans.

IDK...go to dailykos
but the mighty nice Democrats on this forum really do give me hope for a fresh start