So, what do we call the grouping of blue states that will unite to actually address the pandemic?

[Girard442]

I'm thinking "Free States of America" is a bit over the top. I do like it though.

[Xipe Totec]

1. Alive States? nt

[hlthe2b]

2. the Vanguard (original meaning has nada to do with the financial company)

[lapfog_1]

33. dear god nooooo

we had a conference room at NASA named after the "Vanguard Program" and we would joke that any current project conceived in that conference room was doomed.

[hlthe2b]

44. Yikes!

[TwilightZone]

3. It's not just blue states.

There are a lot of blue/purple cities in red states that are addressing it assertively, as well.

Also, Kentucky.

[jimfields33]

4. Blue states are getting hit hard from this and it's hard to understand why

I understand that red states might not be testing but they should still have some who die? The whole thing is awful even if it were red states getting it mostly.

They just need to hope this concludes as smoothly as possible. And really hope it doesn't come back in the Fall.

[customerserviceguy]

6. Blue states

have more interaction with the nations where C-19 started. That's natural, because most blue states are coastal. They also have higher numbers of people who have family ties to China, Italy, etc.

The existence of the Interstate Highway System means that the red states will eventually catch up.

[Zoonart]

27. Blumerica?

[marlakay]

48. Most of the big cities have mass transit

Where I bet a lot caught it there. People don’t own their own cars.

[2naSalit]

5. So my alleged red state is suffering from

all the -45 hatred that blue states are so what about us? We have a Dem Governor.

[Ms. Toad]

28. And we have a red governor

Who acted earlier than pretty much any other state - and we're still being hated on.

So tired of the red-blue division as to the response in which we all need to be united.

[2naSalit]

32. Indeed.

And i have had it, as I posted last week, with all those self righteous folks telling me I have too many Senators and therefore, over represented. As if we should just have a mayor or something for three or four states.

It's pretty devisive. and I don't have anything positive to say to those who keep telling me I don't matter because I don;t live in a big city.

They complain about how we rural folks keep voting for rs and we have all these destructive extractive industries because we're stupid. I asked one of them a few days ago if they had any idea of why that might be. They never responded.

Fact is, we wouldn't be red states if big $$ hadn't come from all those high population states to come out here and offer high paying jobs, at first, to ravage the land and politicians all about making it "rain" for the poor locals. Those politicians who are in cahoots with those "job creators" is a problem facilitated by those very high populations states who want our trees for their houses and furniture, minerals from our mines for heating, electricity and other amenities they take for granted like kids who think that food comes from a store, wrapped in plastic film.

Npw we are not only being ravaged by extractive industries but also tourism which in the numbers of visitors we are seeing these past years is very destructive to the natural environment they claim to prize.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Speak up and get slammed because how could I, a resident, know anything?

[Ms. Toad]

36. .

(I grew up in nebraska - so I hear you.)

[2naSalit]

39. ..

Thanks. It's a problem trying to herd all these cats but if we had one big can of cat food, it would be easier.

[Marie Marie]

7. Responsible States. Just doing the job the President should be doing.

[durablend]

9. "Responsible States of America" ?

Sounds good to me

[bluestarone]

20. Gets my vote!

[TruckFump]

8. Liberal and Sane. EOM

[ananda]

10. Rational America

lol

[thesquanderer]

11. We'll need a unifying spokesperson and operational coordinator. Maybe Obama is available.

Hillary Clinton could work, too. Either of these have the additional perk of really annoying Trump.

[Girard442]

14. Andrew Cuomo or Gavin Newsom would be my picks.

They're blooded.

[thesquanderer]

15. I think each governor needs to be focussed on his/her state, so it should be led by someone else.

Similar to how, for President, we don't select one of the 50 governors to do the two jobs concurrently.

[Girard442]

16. True. Any chance we could clone someone who's stepped up?

[LakeArenal]

12. The Soul of America

[TygrBright]

13. I like "United States of America", myself... n/t

[rzemanfl]

17. 2.0? n/t

[tinrobot]

18. Sounds about right. New capital in Silicon Valley.

They're all about 2.0 releases... and California is already leading the way.

Might as well make it official.

[2naSalit]

37. Wouldn't work for me...

I am glad California for some things but I sure as hell wouldn't care to live there ever again. I like being rural and I don't want to turn this place into a California-like subdivision. We already have a bunch of tourists showing up complaining that Yellowstone isn't Disneyland. They should just go there instead.

And I don't want siliCON Valley having anything to do with how my state is managed. We're already fighting destructive mining that would be for their benefit but trash our water and environment.

[rzemanfl]

19. I was hoping for "Home" but that won't happen for me. n/t

[EarthFirst]

21. This is creepy.

I get it.

Shits fucked up.

However so is this idea...

[crickets]

24. Thank you. The "us" vs "them" mentality is not constructive. nt

[Girard442]

35. It is really unconstructive -- but it's already happening.

And we didn’t do it.

[Dem4Life1102]

22. The Union

The red states can be called the confederacy.

[Newest Reality]

26. I see what you did there. ;)

[appalachiablue]

23. DSA, Democratic States of America

[Progressive Jones]

25. Illinois and Associates. There's the name. nt

[SheltieLover]

29. How About

The Adult States?

Or States of Integrity?

[Meowmee]

30. the New Sane America

Other states can join if they want to

[AleksS]

31. SSA -- Survivor States of America

SSA — Survivor States of America

National Anthem: Eye of the Tiger!

[NoRoadUntravelled]

34. How about we invite everyone and call it the ReUnited States of America?

[scrabblequeen40]

42. +1

[2naSalit]

38. USA

United Sane Americans

Untied States of Actuality.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

40. The North

or just, simply, The United States of America?

[Uben]

41. May very well be The Survivors!

If they don't get a brain soon!

[pecosbob]

43. The Survivors

[wackadoo wabbit]

45. Ecotopia

For those too young to understand the reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotopia

[hatrack]

46. Realityland

[marlakay]

47. We would have to patrol the borders

And airports, I really don’t know how we can keep doing it if red states aren’t.

I can tell you from living in a red city in a blue state people even here will disobey if red states open things. My republican neighbor went off on how bored he is and thats its just a flu few days ago. I talked to him while I was leaving to walk dog.