A much bluer USA! USA! USA! See this graphic...

This is from this great NYT interactive package (you need Flash):

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/politics/20081104_ELECTION_RECAP/electionChange2.swf

Palin should move there.

What we'd like is for more progressives to move here so we could get rid of these fundie nuts once and for all.


(BTW, I live in that little swatch of pale blue in Northern East Tennessee)

former homegal here. I think K-patch and Knox county has gotten more conservative since I left 30 yrs ago. Of course, I'm not down there often. One of my friends goes to the Unitarian church where the shootings occurred; that and other things taint my perspective.

:hi:

http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/15/our-political-geography/

I live in the city - the blue city:

And, what's going on in Arkansas?

I mean, people voting MORE Republican than in 2004? WTF?

The Bible Belt and states with the worst educational rating ODDLY make up for being red states. Delusion + stupidity = Red state...

My birthplace of Nashville was great though (60-39 O)

"We have only right-wing radio."

And that's the fact, Jack.

Let's get rid of it altogether!

as was the state of Jesse Helms.

The birthplace of the KKK is still holding out, but it was close in '06 against Harold Ford. Unfortunately "Call me" lost that one. In time. In time.

But I agree that gash of red looks like a nasty wound.

Turning of the page for Indiana? Will that state finally come inline with its neighbors? I, for one, would love that!

my thread from this morning, cool linkage inside.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7803737&mesg_id=7803737

I'm sad about Arkansas and Tennessee, they're such beautiful places, if you could get rid of the people.

That doesn't make sense.

at the site it says the blue means the county is trending toward being more blue as compared to 2004. More blue votes this time, even if not the majority.

Glad I'm not in Tennessee! or even worse, Arkansas!

Don't you look silly...

Very striking that even El Paso county is trending blue!

I'm not sure now.

It's sad because it's a beautiful place. That's where I live now. At least my birthplace, Florida, is Blue!

They sure came out of woodworks to vote against Obama in Arkansas. I am really surprised to see it that much red since it was blue for Clinton. Ugh!

That is OUT THERE.

All that land snapped up in the Lower Ninth and and other places and "re-developed".

WITHOUT affordable housing, of course.

Maybe it is accurate (although land doesn't vote), but I wouldn't bet the house on it.

the Democratic party. There is a huge change afoot in Indiana.

in favor of the dems. change is afoot in Indy!

:dunce:

SC was really red in 2004 and shifted drastically (but not enough) to blue this year.

If we see a similar map in 2012 that will mean SC is ours!

Me likey!

Sahweet!

It's interesting to see which counties are the darkest red. Look at AR...almost all of it is redder in 2008 than in 2004.

The blue represents swings to the Democrats. So yes, Indiana is deep blue, with the biggest Democratic swings.

:rofl:

'Cuz my county voted for McCain, yet you have it in blue.

Is it that much harder to get into their heads that this is the 21st Century?

Bill and Hillary need to go back there and do some work.

What else could be the explanation?

In the last 4 years they've been hit hard with wind and surge from Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Must be that the only people left living there are gambling and oil execs. x(

Makes you wonder....

The Louisiana coast is still in Louisiana. Hyper conservative, racially tinged, dumb as stump religious. There was no way in hell they would ever vote for a black guy no matter who he was. Maybe in 4 years they'll change their minds.

My little patch of Louisiana appeared as white but it went blue for Obama, and East Baton Rouge went Blue this year as well and went for Obama. For awhile there I thought it would be red so Obama overperformed there and in Shreveport too. The splotch of blue on the upper right are the delta parishes along the river.

This is the first year Louisiana picked the loser. Give Howard Dean and President Obama another try and that might change.