Should we combine Maryland and Delaware?

[Skill and Chance]

For me the highest priorities would be:

1. Split NorCal from SoCal
2. Split Texas East/West roughly along I-35, but making sure to include DFW metro area in West Texas.
3. Split Florida North/South, including Orlando and Tampa in the North so that both states have at least 10 CDs
4. Split NYC, Westchester and Long Island from Upstate NY

To maintain 50 states in total:

1. Combine ID, MT and WY
2. Single state of Dakota
3. Combine NH and VT

It works out fairly evenly in political terms, too:

CA split: D+2EV
TX split: R+2EV (Dallas into West TX keeps both states quite safe)
FL split: from swing state to ~17 EV lean D state and ~14 EV lean R state
NY split: Republicans would contest ~12 EV Upstate NY
ID+WY+MT: R-4EV (but populist Dem state/local strength in MT is drowned out)
Single state of Dakota: R-2 EV (but see above and replace MT with ND)
VT+NH: D-2EV