MSNBC: "It's hard not to look at the map ... and not view the GOP as a REGIONAL PARTY right now."

[Bluebear]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/05/1646644.aspx

[MrCoffee]

1. That is the prettiest thing I've seen all day

[ColbertWatcher]

9. I have to agree! That is an incredible picture. n/t

[Ms. Toad]

2. That map is misleading without a careful read

I looked at Nebraska - which went for McCain, with the possible exception of Omaha, and it was almost entirely blue.

Then I read the caption - the color is change in party from 2004. That makes sense - it is showing change, not status. It is nice to see the concrete difference the 50 state campaign Obama ran made!

[ColbertWatcher]

10. You're right, a careful read makes it better! n/t

[TCJ70]

25. Yeah, that is a bit misleading...

...oh well.

[tanyev]

3. That's beautiful.

[thunder rising]

4. Red = Racist ... that's all there is to it

[TCJ70]

21. Really?

There are things I disagree with Obama on, but I still supported him. Am I racist?

[ljm2002]

5. It's the Southern Strategy...

...having eaten its host. Now the Republic party consists of little more than the racists and religious lunatics that they courted on the way to building their "permanent majority".

Har de har har har! Hope the death by a thousand cuts continues to eat you alive, GOP! To mix a metaphor or two...

[El Supremo]

6. That is wrong.

Republicans have strongholds in every state. The regional aspect is urban vs suburban & rural.

[TahitiNut]

7. The "Bible Belt" stands out in stark relief.

:wow:

[JHB]

14. So does the "Katrina Belt" along the Louisiana coast...

Scatter the sizable pool of likely Democratic voters, and like magic those counties shift more Republican.

Quelle Suprise!

Mission Accomplished, Brownie!

[Julius Civitatus]

27. Indeed. You can make the bible belt in bright red,

from Oklahoma to West Virginia.

[Z_I_Peevey]

8. Help!

I'm trapped in a red spot! Dark red!

[johnfunk]

11. Now THAT is change I can believe in!

The map also provides a good picture of Redneckistan.

[bdamomma]

12. wow, that is amazing, we finally woke up.

well some of us did.

[marmar]

13. Wow......

I wonder what Mr. "Center-Right" Brokaw thinks of that?

[d_b]

15. clearly a center right nation.

[sweetpotato]

16. South Carolina is changing to blue!

That is hopeful.

[AuntPatsy]

17. I so love the color blue, just as I thought, south texas is blue, knew it;-)

[Lex]

18. My beautiful homestate of NC is BLUE.

Wow, I'm still basking in the glow of it.

[jazzjunkysue]

20. You guys were the cinderella of this ball. Absolutely.

I think I cheered loudest for NC, even when it was just under, because that's an amazing feat of awakening.

That one hurt the GOP real hard.

[d_b]

23. how about Indiana

I thought North Carolina was doable, but Indiana? Damnnnn THATS GOTTA HURT!

[jazzjunkysue]

26. True. But I think we were looking toward Indiana because Obama was there so much.

NC was a total sleeper.

[Jamastiene]

31. Ain't it sweet?

We're blue staters now. :hug: :hi: :toast:

[jazzjunkysue]

19. S. Texas, N Dakota, S florida, Ill. Huge swings left. Then there's Arkansas.

Sarah Palin makes them feel smart. You betcha.

[JuniperLea]

22. D-I-X-I-E

Swanee! How I love ya! How I love ya!

:rofl:

Yeah, those old folks at home just can't seem to let the South go. The GOP has digressed. Goldwater is all but forgotten.

[fishwax]

24. looks like Dumbfuckistan is getting smaller

:)

[PfcHammer]

28. Looks nasty. Red area prolly where the malignancy is

Cut it out.

[mentalsolstice]

29. Alabama's looking kinda purple now

Alabama largely went for McCain, but my county went solid for Obama. I'm in Birmingham, the seat of the civil rights movement, and I'm so proud that Jefferson County went 52% for Obama. Is it better to live in a red state, but a blue county (and congressional district), or a blue state, but in a red locale? :shrug:

According to this map, central and south Alabama seem to be trending back to blue.

[Jamastiene]

32. Before this election I was in a blue county in a red state with a red

congressional district and red senators. That sucked. We got screwed every time Robin Hayes or Elizabeth Dole voted. Some of our local Democrats are great, but some are the Dixiecrat types too, so it's a mixed bag locally.

I can certainly say it feels much better to be in a blue county with a blue congressional district and a blue senator and a blue state now. I'm still in a pleasant state of shock and awe of NC being blue. I'm looking for the perfect avatar size picture of NC to paint blue right now. :D

[ProfessorGAC]

30. File This Under "Well, Duh!"

I know i've said it before, but let's not get nuts. This is a perfect situation for it.
The Professor