"Last Friday in her Washington Post blog, Mary Ann Akers (a.k.a. 'The Sleuth') wrote that Obama and his people were planning to transfer the U.S. Census—a big deal now as 2010 approaches—from the Commerce Department, where it has long resided, to the White House.  That's important because the census results will determine the redrawing of Congressional districts and so electoral college numbers,  and could impact the 2012 elections..."