"Will Rogers phenomenon" state redistricting challenge

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'm pretty sure moving Coös County from New Hampshire to Vermont would make both more Republican; I think moving Essex or at least some parts of the Northeast Kingdom from Vermont to New Hampshire might make both more Democratic.

Moving Cheshire County from New Hampshire to Massachusetts makes both more Republican in 2004 but not in 2008. Moving both Cheshire and Sullivan, however, makes both states more Republican in both years.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'm pretty sure moving Coös County

I learned something new today.

That there's a US county with an umlaut in its name?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'm pretty sure moving Coös County

I learned something new today.

That there's a US county with an umlaut in its name?

That it doesn't rhyme with lose.

Yeah, it's KOH-oss.