Just Five Republican States Left

[wyldwolf]

According to Gallup, there are only five states that now have a statistically significant majorities of Republicans. They are Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska and Nebraska.

In contrast, there are now 35 states that are majority Democratic with 10 states up for grabs. (Politicalwire)

http://www.gallup.com/poll/114016/State-States-Political-Party-Affiliation.aspx

[SIMPLYB1980]

1. I'm so proud of my state for turning Blue.

We still need your help down south to get the others. It's a long road but it's paying off.
:patriot:

[ecstatic]

17. stop bragging!!!

Just kidding. :) I fear that if GA couldn't turn blue last year, it never will. :(

[SIMPLYB1980]

20. LoL! I thought the same thing about my State.

Just keep working at it. Just think of it as working behind enemy lines to keep them tied up there.:hide: I'm shore their are still a lot of good Liberals around doing the same in your neck of the woods.:hi:

[FatDave]

36. Don't worry. Republicans are a dying breed.

Quite literally. The only demographic they have locked up is old folks. If Obama gets two terms, there will be a lot fewer republican voters and a lot more democratic ones. Milia Obama will be able to vote for her father's successor (assuming he gets two terms).

[Captain Hilts]

2. We've pasted the R's in the past two national elections. nt

[Botany]

3. And still we get right wing non stop coast to coast

:banghead:

[camera obscura]

4. Heh... and Alaska was trending for Obama before Palin was picked as VP.

My thoughts go out for those of you out in those states.

I'm pleasantly surprised to see KY and TN off that list!

[Blue_In_AK]

45. Yes, we were.

At least, now we have 1/3 Democratic representation. Even though Mark's moderate, he is at least not Ted Stevens.

[tridim]

5. What about Oklahoma and Kansas?

[last_texas_dem]

47. Although they're a very conservative state, OK has a good number of DINOs

and (in the southeast corner) "Dixiecrat" types.

>>>Oklahoma has a voter demographic weighted towards the Democratic Party as of 2007. Though there are 11.6 percent more registered Democrats in Oklahoma than registered Republicans,<14> the state has voted for a Republican in every presidential election from 1968 forward, and in 2004, George W. Bush carried every county in the state and 65.6 percent of the statewide vote.>>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. Can't wait for the 2010 Census. One thing in our favor and a major

bummer for the Repugs is that the demographics are fast-changing in this country and the Repukes are scared shitless. They only have old, white men as their most loyal base (demographically). The Census will be taken next year and we should be able to witness firsthand the transformation taking place across the country, even in Southern strongholds like GA and TN. I predict that the Texas state legislature will turn BLUE and state legislatures are in charge of redistricting. Hmmm...

I see the political landscape changing right before our eyes. So go 'head, you stinking Republicans. Keep using the same "divide and conquer, wedge issue, Southern Strategy" formula! You'll be relegated to minority status for decades to come!! :)

[PBS Poll-435]

7. TX/FL/AZ/CO/NV will gain and NY/PA/OH/MI/MA will lose

The Census is going to be wacky, for sure.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. Makes sense that we'll lose in those states because the housing and job

crisis seem to be push factors while TX, FL, AZ and CO don't seem to be as affected. However, NV has the highest foreclosure rate but remains the fatest growing. I'm thinking that land is still cheap and jobs are plentiful there in the tourist industry.

[Still Sensible]

8. Of course Oklahoma still has more democrats

but they just happen to vote republican most of the time.

[alwysdrunk]

21. Oklahoma had EVERY COUNTY go for McCain

These numbers must be wrong.

[Still Sensible]

33. Nope, it is absolutely true...

the blue dog is alive and well in our state. God, Guns, and wave the flag.

[LittleBlue]

10. Oklahoma? There is no way they'll vote Dem.

[Still Sensible]

34. Not anytime soon, someone like Clark could get close maybe

There are more registered democrats than republicans, but most of them are blue dog and Baptist.

[Kalyke]

11. If Tennessee is that blue, why did we go MORE Republican in 2008?

That makes no sense.

[Alexander]

13. The answer should be obvious.

[Fly by night]

27. It is. We voted on DREs in 2008 because the Repubs blocked our DRE ban until 2010.

Because they were able to keep the hackable (by them) voting machines in place, EVERY open legislative seat in the state went Rethug. Both houses of our legislature are now Rethug for the first time since Reconstruction.
That means that the control of our state and county election commissions are now in the hands of Rethugs also.

Sound familiar? Try Georgia in 2002 (same m.o., same outcome).

[asksam]

31. It's very easy...

... Rethugs steal elections.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

12. Eh, I wouldn't exactly consider OK or TX "up for grabs". Although TX could be

up for grabs by the next one or two cycles.

[FatDave]

41. Frankly, I'm surpirsed Texas isn't blue already. (nt)

[Ian David]

14. 5 Repuke states and 35 solidly Pro-American. n/t

[nxylas]

15. Everyone said the GOP would become a regional party, but they meant the Southeast

Instead, 3 of those 5 are mountain states, with Nebraska just next door.

[AlinPA]

16. I don't have data but it seems that MS, TN, AL, GA, SC, OK, KS, TX are also

republican states.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

18. Maybe they're included in the "up for grabs" column? nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. Gasllup website says up for grabs in some of those states.

Includig here in Al.
Artur Davis ( Dem and black ) is setting a serious goal of Gov and then Pres.
More power to him.
And if Rove ever hits meltdown, he will carry our Repug. gov. and the machine down with him.
Let us pray.........

[AlinPA]

29. The Red Delta Map (link) shows increases in republican votes in several other states, but

it is not clear whether that vote included Democrats who voted against Obama because "he was a Muslim" or some of that other stuff.
http://countenance.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/the-red-delta-map/

[LiberalPersona]

22. It says that

in KS repubs only have a 2% advantage if I'm reading right?
Yet we vote quite heavily repub, does our state's dem population simply not turn out very well because we're under the impression that repubs will always win here?

[TTUBatfan2008]

23. What about Oklahoma?

Not a single county voted for Obama. How can THAT be considered "up for grabs"?

[Still Sensible]

35. No way OK is up for grabs

more dems than GOP in the state, but most dems are blue dogs and the independents vote GOP, pro NRA, anti-abortion, anti-gay, very Baptist, wave the flag and half of them were Reagan dems and live by the anti-taxes code.

[TTUBatfan2008]

39. "blue dog" is not the right word...

Dixiecrat is more like it. It's one of the most racist states in the Union. And they are damn proud of their racism.

[Still Sensible]

42. There is certainly a good deal of that

and quite reinforced by the white Baptist churches.

[Mr. Blonde]

52. This is a left over from the New Deal when EVERYONE

registered Democrats. So the common wisdom was for people to continue to register Democrat so they could vote in primaries.

[JaneQPublic]

24. Thank you, Howard Dean. (nt)

[wyldwolf]

30. Thank you George W. Bush. You managed at least something good.

[Forkboy]

51. A combination of both, I think.

Either way, this is excellent news, and I'm glad you posted it.

[geek tragedy]

25. Registration is meaningless in states like Oklahoma

where the Democrats are more rightwing than national Republicans are.

[Still Sensible]

38. Too True

In Oklahoma, the reach of the Baptist churches and the fact that you can hear Rush Limbaugh on at least three stations no matter where you are in the state sort of rule everything. Nowhere has the all-taxes-are-bad and all-tax-cuts-are-good taken hold more firmly. In fact, just about every state and local race this last November was a race between a republican and a democrat over who voted to cut taxes more or who didn't vote to raise taxes. The only reason Brad Henry got elected over heavily favored Steve Largent was because of a one-issie third party candidate. And he got re-elected because he has governed like a republican and his GOP opponent was a mormon (Ernest Istook) that even the crazies considered crazy.

[jazzjunkysue]

26. what? Kansas joins the 21st century??? Impossible!

Did they burn the creationist museum, too?

Wow.

[Avalux]

28. OMG!!! Texas is up for grabs - and probably will go blue!

Now if we could just get rid of Cornyn, Hutchinson and Governor Goodhair....

[Prophet 451]

32. See "gerrymander"

Texas is going blue because the younger generation are to the left of their parents and the state either is now or will soon be "majority minority" and ethnic minorities in Texas tend to vote Dem. In an attempt to resist that, expect to see the dirtiest gerrymandering in decades.

[last_texas_dem]

48. One good thing is that we are only one pickup away from a majority

in the Texas House of Representatives, where the breakdown is currently 76 R-74 D. If we can make a few small gains again in '10, we can block the most horrible of Repug redistricting plans during the next round of redistricting. (Besides, at least concerning TX, I don't think the Repugs can milk the U. S. House district map for much more than they already have.)

[jillan]

37. AND Arizona - grrr.

[Still Sensible]

40. Unfortunately Napolotano going to Washington

has disheartened Arizona democrats. The new governor seems to be a very right wing lady indeed.

[jillan]

43. Let's just say there were protests outside of her office today - already.

Napolitano's only been gone for one week.
The pukes are trying to slash the education budget in this state, ya know, they like having Az at the bottom.

Wonder what's next on their agenda.
Excuse me while I get sick.

[northofdenali]

44. Alaska is now purple!

Our newest Senator, Mark Begich, is from a long line of solid Democrats, and Lisa Murkowski is very much Republican-Light.

Now, if only Palin could be exiled to Attu.............

[Blue_In_AK]

46. NOD, read Andrew Halcro's blog

here http://www.andrewhalcro.com/palins_ms_pac-man_hard_to_swallow . It sounds like the legislators are getting fed up with her. Also see the ADN site here re Colberg. http://www.adn.com/monegan/story/671048.html Maybe they're going to grow a few pairs down there.

[northofdenali]

49. Halcro never ceases to amaze me -

I thought, at one time, he was the ULT neocon........

I WERE WRONG!!!

Sarah's feet (with the ruby-red slippers, no doubt) seem to be remaining quite solidly lodged between her capped teeth.........

And even the farthest-right folks on the ADN forums are finding fault with St. Sarah!

There's hope -

DIANE BENSON is her name!

[Blue_In_AK]

50. I don't always agree with Andrew,

but he sure has Palin pegged -- plus his sources are impeccable.