Overwhelmingly Texas seems to be the state that is MOST in need of healthcare reform. Massachussetts is the state that needs it the least.

From Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/votes/house/health...

Here are the districts with greater than 30% of their people uninsured:
TX-20: 31.3%
TX-29: 43.0%
TX-9: 37.3%
TX-15: 36.6%
TX-18: 36%
TX-30: 38.4%
TX-28: 35.5%
TX-27: 32.0%
TX-16: 34.6%
TX-32: 35.7%
FL-21: 31.3%
FL-23: 34.1%
FL-25: 31.3%
FL-17: 35.9%
FL-18: 32.7%
CA-31: 42.4%
CA-34: 38.0%
CA-33: 30.2%
CA-47: 31.7%
IL-4: 32.2%
GA-4: 30.2%
AZ-4: 34.5%

TX: 10 districts
FL: 5 districts
CA: 4 districts
GA: 1 district
AZ: 1 district
IL: 1 district

Texas REALLY stands out as needing help insuring its citizens, with Florida and California distant seconds.

Now here are the districts with fewer than 10% uninsured:
MA-8: 6.8%
MA-10: 5.1%
MA-4: 4.0%
MA-6: 4.1%
MA-5: 4.0%
MA-9: 4.3%
MA-7: 5.2%
MA-3: 3.7%
MA-2: 4.3%
MA-1: 4.5%
PA-4: 8.6%
PA-6: 7.9%
PA-8: 6.9%
PA-18: 7.6%
PA-19: 9.6%
PA-13: 9.6%
PA-7: 7.3%
MN-1: 8.9%
MN-6: 7.7%
MN-2: 6.9%
MN-3: 7.4%
NJ-11: 7.4%
NJ-5: 9.3%
NJ-7: 8.0%
NJ-12: 7.6%
NY-3: 7.2%
NY-26: 7.0%
WI-5: 6.2%
WI-6: 8.7%
WI-2: 9.0%
HI-1: 6.0%
HI-2: 9.4%
WA-8: 9.8%
IL-13: 8.2%
IA-3: 9.2%
MO-2: 7.9%
CT-2: 9.0%
CA-30: 9.6%
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I was proud to have helped Debra Bowen become Secretary of State for California. I supported her through the excellent (and I would say VERY NECESSARY) Secretary of State Project. Debra Bowen is up for re-election in 2010 and the Republicans are seriously targeting her. Here is what they have to say on the Secretary of State Project website:

Debra Bowen is one of the most progressive Secretaries of State in the nation. Shortly taking office she ordered a “top to bottom” review of the California’s electronic voting machines which resulted in the decertification of Diebold and two other voting system manufacturers. As a result of her progressive accomplishments as Secretary of State, she was awarded a Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 2008.

And this comes from Debra Bowen's campaign:

With summer transitioning to fall, I wanted to write you a quick update — and ask for your help.
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No fue hasta el 1967 que la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos declaró el matrimonio "un derecho civil fundamental".

Una vez que se decidió el caso de "Loving contra El Estado de Virginia", las leyes contra la miscegenación fueron declaradas anti-constituticionales. Por extensión toda ley que intentara legalizar la discriminación hacia cualquier persona no se ratificaba. 

Eso fue, hasta que la "Era Neo-Conservadora", cooptó el sistema político del país a partir de la presidencia de Ronald Regan.

La Proposición 8 busca codificar en la constitución del estado de California una definición extrema y en términos absolutos la palabra "matrimonio" y por lo tanto negarle a personas homosexuales este derecho humano y derecho civil fundamental.

Ahora muchas personas religiosas van a decir, "Pero en la Biblia dice ... ". Bueno, ese es el problema.
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Via Andrew Sullivan who is also reporting that the single biggest contributor to the anti-gay marriage brigade has ties to the Blackwater Corporation --the one that has raped and pillaged Iraq with the blessings of George Bush and Dick Cheney.

My blogging will be at a minimum for at least two weeks. My family is going off to visit my family in California! My son has been counting the days til we leave since August 1st. We are half packed and ready to leave tomorrow. Tomorrow will be airline hell, but by Tuesday I will be happily settling into my California relaxation mode.

I used to love flying. Now, if it wasn't for my family living across the country, I'd avoid flying like the plague. Between Homeland Security's ineffectual but degradingly insulting measures and the airline's incresasingly petty fees and service cuts, the fun has been totally sucked out of air travel, leaving nothing but a husk of misery, anger and bitterness. I used to travel with a smile and just enjoy the ride. Now I fly with a tight lipped sense of dread. Thank you very much airlines. You suck and your suckiness gets worse year after year.
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I AM SURPRISED, in all honesty, that this is not linked in more places. In my opinion, people who believe in the Democratic process (and I'm not even sure how much I do, anymore, especially given events like this which seem to happen over and over) would be incensed that the Registrar in charge of Los Angeles County would acknowledge that 94,000 votes, thats NINETY-FOUR THOUSAND VOTES will not be counted. Votes that were cast. By humans! Who thought their will would factor into the Democratic process! Who the hell is this person to assert that their votes are meaningless?

Perhaps you remember the recent post I did on this voting trouble in Califas. Here's the follow-up.
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