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whatchamacallit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-08-08 01:55 AM
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*Super cool cartogram showing 2008 presidential voting trends by population!*
Animated version at Science Friday's site: http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10176

Author's site: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-08-08 05:41 AM
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1. So the basic story is...
Democrats win in places where people live, Republicans win in places where dirt is the main constituency.
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Justpat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-08-08 05:56 AM
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2. That about sums it up.


And the rural areas are the places where Obama's economic policy would have done the most good.
Go figure.
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-08-08 06:14 AM
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3. And they'll thank Bush when their standard of living goes up
Just like my mother still thinks Ronald Reagan is the reason behind the Clinton Years. Even when it comes to history, they're thieves.
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