how to connect the coasts? least red of the red states....how long to turn (if we can?) [View all]

[NRaleighLiberal]

I was looking through election results just now on the CNN map - http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/main

Wondering how the west coast can somehow be connected to the Northeast....

These appear to be the least red states (moving west to east): Arizona (R +11), Montana (R+13), Texas (R+16), South Dakota (R +18), Louisiana (R+17), Missouri (R+10), Mississippi (R+11), Indiana (R +10), Georgia (R+12), South Carolina (R +11), North Carolina (R +3)

I don't see how to connect (since a deeply red state is always in the way)....I guess I can see how NC (of course, since they were blue in 2008 and barely red this year) can most easily flip, and was surprised to see how relatively close GA, SC and MS were...that would be interesting, creating a full blue east coast.....

I can see evolving demographics changing AZ and TX first - but how long may it take?

Was pondering this after reading an article on CBS news on how the GOP may not win a presidency for a long time if they don't react to the changing demographics - indeed, if they continue to misread this and just move even further right...