What could Republicans ratify as states to give themselves an electoral advantage?

[VBM]

Democrats could make DC and Puerto Rico into states, which would give themselves seats in Congress, but what states could the Republicans create that would be reliable red states?

[Pick Up the Phone]

Israel? Siberia? Splitting up Wyoming?

[RINO Tom]

They couldn’t, and they shouldn’t.

[EastOfEden]

I suppose they could admit Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, either as two states or merged as one.

[Anni di ghiaccio]

I suppose they could admit Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, either as two states or merged as one.

Even if you combine them, that state would have less than 1/3 of the population of Wyoming.

[Jay 🏳️‍⚧️]

North North Dakota, South North Dakota, North South Dakota, South South Dakota...

[EastOfEden]

I suppose they could admit Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, either as two states or merged as one.

Even if you combine them, that state would have less than 1/3 of the population of Wyoming.

as if Republicans would care

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

Lol, they can't annex Israel, a sovereign state, some threads are LoL😆😆😆😆

[woodley park]

They could split the Florida panhandle off from the rest of the state and call it Trumpistan.

[VBM]

They could split the Florida panhandle off from the rest of the state and call it Trumpistan.

And basically hand the majority of Florida over to the Dems? That wouldn’t help them out

[The Dowager Mod]

Staten island.

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

The Pacific Islands and PR (to a lesser extent) are distant enough from national politics that it's easy to imagine them becoming "pork barrel" states at the federal level and Republicans could cater to that niche pretty well (see: McConnell's incumbency in KY).

If Democrats make DC a state by simply shrinking the remaining territory to a few buildings and fail to pass a subsequent amendment abolishing that territory, Republicans could make incredibly tiny states that might be favourable to them if they were prepared to go that far.

I don't think it's really feasible to split up pre-existing states in most cases, but if TX's clause allowing it to split without federal approval is constitutional, Republicans could gerrymander their way to four titanium R (small) states plus one competitive state.

[Pericles]

DC and PR, but DC especially, have legitimate cases to be US states though.

[Former President tack50]

To quote Hillgoose: Taiwan and Israel

[25 Abril/Aprile Sempre!]

To quote Hillgoose: Taiwan and Israel

To quote you: what about giving the (Democratic leaning) state of New Jersey an ITALIAN FUTURE?

[i.e. selling NJ to Italy]

[Former President tack50]

To quote Hillgoose: Taiwan and Israel

To quote you: what about giving the (Democratic leaning) state of New Jersey an ITALIAN FUTURE?

[i.e. selling NJ to Italy]

Actually that was not originally my idea

[25 Abril/Aprile Sempre!]

To quote Hillgoose: Taiwan and Israel

To quote you: what about giving the (Democratic leaning) state of New Jersey an ITALIAN FUTURE?

[i.e. selling NJ to Italy]

Actually that was not originally my idea

Whose was it? Ishan's?

[Actually no, there are at least three Italian things from New Jersey I would never want back in Italy: the DeCavalcante crime family; the Jersey Shore guidos; and Samuel Alito]

[Trends Are Fake]

The upper peninsula, but that of course would make Michigan less competitive by a bit (Clinton would have won it in 2016 it the UP was separate).

[Former President tack50]

To quote Hillgoose: Taiwan and Israel

To quote you: what about giving the (Democratic leaning) state of New Jersey an ITALIAN FUTURE?

[i.e. selling NJ to Italy]

Actually that was not originally my idea

Whose was it? Ishan's?

[Actually no, there are at least three Italian things from New Jersey I would never want back in Italy: the DeCavalcante crime family; the Jersey Shore guidos; and Samuel Alito]

I think it was originally written by Peebs on discord if I am not mistaken, in response to some weird thing Suburban did

[Wakie77]

Democrats could make DC and Puerto Rico into states, which would give themselves seats in Congress, but what states could the Republicans create that would be reliable red states?

Already done.  I refer you to the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho, & Montana.

[Bootes Void]

Israel? Siberia? Splitting up Wyoming?

Siberia has alot of asians/ indegenious so it may not go well for them. Israel would just upset the hardcore racists in the GOP base

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Splitting the panhandle and the UP are the only things that really make sense. But some enterprising arch-con is definitely going to propose 10 Oklahomas or something.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Democrats could make DC and Puerto Rico into states, which would give themselves seats in Congress, but what states could the Republicans create that would be reliable red states?

Already done.  I refer you to the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho, & Montana.

Those were admitted in the 1890s and voted for the winner in virtually every election for the first few decades.

[Stranger in a strange land]

The obvious solution here is to revive the movement to create the State of Jefferson, though CA & OR would both have to agree to it, so it seems unlikely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_(proposed_Pacific_state). Other possibilities include splitting Kentucky, West Virginia, or Arkansas.

[Wakie77]

Democrats could make DC and Puerto Rico into states, which would give themselves seats in Congress, but what states could the Republicans create that would be reliable red states?

Already done.  I refer you to the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho, & Montana.

Those were admitted in the 1890s and voted for the winner in virtually every election for the first few decades.

They are a block of the country which is overrepresented in Congress compared to the rest of the Country.  From 1952-2016 they have voted as a Republican block (with the lone exception of '64 when LBJ took basically the entire country & '92 when Perot's candidacy allowed Clinton to take Montana).