Donald Trump has inserted an interesting new metric into our political system by attacking Congressman Elijah Cummings for the financial wealth of his district. If we were to similarly judge Republican districts of Red States we would not be able to draw such a comparison with the 7th District of the state of Mississippi, we would not even find a 7th District, Mississippi having lost seats owing to population decline decades ago. The per capita income of the 7th District of Maryland exceeds that of the per capita income of the whole state of Mississipi by more than $16,000.per annum.
Alabama's 7th District fares better showing a median income of about $200.00 better than the 7th District of Maryland. The state of Alabama, as a whole, however, has a per capita income more than $10,000.00 per year less than that of Elijah Cummings' District.
Using Trump's new metric might well enhance the Democratic majority, in Congress, especially at the expense of the Republican caucus.
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