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Why do the Dems lose close elections? Because their victories come from a small number of states.
You make a good point. Actually, I think this is one of the reasons the dems are going to do very well this time around. The very same states that the dems were concentrated in (NY, California, etc.) were the states that had insane spikes in the price of real estate.
So companies began moving to cheaper states, and people began moving all over the country. The moved to the purplier states, and because of that they're turning those states blue. OK, OK I'm not sure if purplier is a word but I'll bet you caught my drift.
....and, you have a lot of retirees turning red states purple, and purple states blue. That's my story. Retirees can't afford to stay in the expensive (blue) states... so they find appealing little towns in the red states. And thus the purple-ization begins.
LOL, good point. I do not have a bumper sticker on my car, for example. And I think you guys know how I'm voting.
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Lol I was going to put one on my car . Reading -
" If you are happy with the most corrupt and inept sewage waste on the planet . Re-elect current incumbents"
Ofcourse this would be in Spanish as I am in S.Florida . Election was recently held and they were re-elected thus no need for the sticker lol
Virginia will indeed be a very interesting state. It's truly interesting to hear all the reasons why many think it will go blue, and all the conversing reasons, though not really displayed on this site, why it will remain red.
It's true that NOVA is becoming more and more blue. However, it's also true that the entire western and southern, more rural parts of the state are expected to go solidly more red than in years past, as can be said with West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. This includes a number of more rural areas that are usually solidly Democratic that went to Clinton in overwhelming numbers in the primary, quite similar to West Virginia's electorate. You can really bet that Palen will further strengthen McCain's grip on that part of the state. Rather than NOVA, many people think it will actually come down to the Southeast corner and Hampton Roads, which has a high percentage of an African-American population and young voters, but also a high military population, is home to many Pat Robertson supporters who also love Palen, and has traditionally been about a 55-60% Republican majority in the past. It will be quite interesting, but to be honest, there are paths to the White House for Obama and McCain that don't include Virginia.
....and, you have a lot of retirees turning red states purple, and purple states blue. That's my story. Retirees can't afford to stay in the expensive (blue) states... so they find appealing little towns in the red states. And thus the purple-ization begins.
That is true that is exactly what is going on .
I prefer swing states ESP at local level.
Best to have politician's earn their position instead of getting it due to party and ethnicity which is case in S.Florida.
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