This isn't anything new to most observers. But the advantage in California is outsized by a lot. There are 46 Democrats in the California delegation to Congress. The GOP only has 7. This is pretty hard to make up.
Texas is considered pretty red, but it is still significantly smaller than California, and the margin isn't nearly as big as California's. Texas' GOP numbers lead 23-13 over the Dems. Plus 39 v. plus 10 isn't a fair fight.
New York is a media center too. If you count nearby New Jersey in the mix, you lose all the advantage of Texas in terms of how many members of Congress.
The media has an outsized advantage all over the country. Most people live in the cities, and most of these cities vote Democrat. That's true in Texas as well. The media and mass population centers seem to go together. New York, New Jersey, and California account for 78 of the Democrat delegation in Congress, which about one-third of their entire number. About one-fifth of all Americans live in these three states.
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