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Sunday, November 09, 2008
The Difference Between the 2004 and 2008 Elections
Kevin Drumposts the county-by-county red-blue maps from the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. As he says, if you squint you can tell the difference between a "center-left" and a "center-right" nation. (It's the one on the right)
I think the country is by nature 'conservative' but, this shift shows, the GOP is going to have to figure out a way to win cities and get people of color with them. And, the young new voters don't bode well for the GOP either, since, usually what you are at 20 as a voter is what you are at 80.
And, most of all, they have got to figure out a way to loosen that vise grip that the out of touch with real people Southern vote, if not they really are doomed to being a regional party.
It was good for the American people
ReplyDeleteI think the country is by nature 'conservative' but, this shift shows, the GOP is going to have to figure out a way to win cities and get people of color with them. And, the young new voters don't bode well for the GOP either, since, usually what you are at 20 as a voter is what you are at 80.
ReplyDeleteAnd, most of all, they have got to figure out a way to loosen that vise grip that the out of touch with real people Southern vote, if not they really are doomed to being a regional party.