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All the pundits can do is talk about how the Democrats are losing Southern states while ignoring that while the GOP is gaining strength in the South it is losing strength in other parts of the country. Here is an example comparing the 1976 election to 2000.
In the Northeast President Ford, the GOP nominee won: Connecticut New Jersey New Hampshire Maine Vermont
In 2000 in the Northeast, Bush won: New Hampshire.
In the Midwest in 1976 Ford won: Illinois Michigan Iowa South Dakota North Dakota Nebraska Kansas Indiana
In the Midwest in 2000, Bush won: Indiana Ohio North Dakota South Dakota Kansas Nebraska
In the West in 1976, Ford won: California Oregon Washington Idaho Colorado Utah Alaska Wyoming New Mexico Arizona Nevada Montana
In the West in 2000, Bush won: Idaho Colorado Utah Alaska Wyoming Arizona Nevada Montana
GOP strength since the '76 has grown in the south, but especially since 1988 has weakened considerably in the other parts of the country. I think this is as important a story, but the press ignores it. Oh
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