Imagine a world without red states. Without the southern states, the rest of us would enjoy:

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141. The southern states have little to do with national politics.

There are not enough electoral votes for the TRUE southern states to have an impact anymore. The true southern states, or what most people actually mean is "Southeastern States" include, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina. Even if you include states like Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma and even Texas these states still don't produce enough electoral votes, even if everyone of them went red to effect a national election or a presidential election. And if people actually believe that states like California, New York, Chicago, Oregon, and Washington don't have a large share of republicans, and even rednecks living in those states they are highly delusional.

The fact is Southern states have long been made irrelevant when it comes to national politics. Now for the people living in those states, where state elections matter for issues like gay marriage, taxes, unions, etc. then yes those places can be difficult to effect change. But if you think that the South is holding up Universal Health Care or a Ban on Carbon Emissions, then some of you might want to look a little closer to home.