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  • Thursday, January 29, 2009

    Only Five Red States Left

    According to a Gallup poll, there are only 5 Red States left in America. Here is the map version:



    Now THAT is what it looks like when we have a President who is REALLY a uniter, not a divider.

    Compare this map with 2002, the peak of Bush's popularity:



    The shift started in 2005 and has continued ever since.

    Let's keep two things in mind about this: 1.) up until Obama, the shift was primarily due to the Republicans messing up anything they touched and being caught red handed being more corrupt than any anyone thought possible. Democrats didn't do a good job of convincing voters they were better. It was more like Republicans convinced voters how terrible they were. 2.) Obama was the one who actually INSPIRED voters in a way that no one has seen since Reagan. Other Democrats had better learn from Obama if they want to keep the map as blue as it is now.

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