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19. Too late

Wed May 16, 2012, 07:11 PM

May 2012

United States 1980 Presidential Election Results

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DU Poll: Will the US eventually just be really solid red in the middle of the [View all] RKP5637 May 2012 OP

Interesting observation, Navigable Water. I had never heard that RKP5637 May 2012 #4

Maybe not. I'd look to population density instead. Bruce Wayne May 2012 #9

There Is A Good Deal Of Over-Lap, Sir, Certainly The Magistrate May 2012 #13

Yes, a map of 2008 results by county is more instructive FarCenter May 2012 #12

That's a very interesting map! Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #15

You know what? That map is wrong. Appears to be wayyy off. CreekDog May 2012 #16

That map's off too...not as far off as WaPo but still far from final CreekDog May 2012 #21

Interesting analysis! Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #17

Well, that's weird. I wonder what the sufrommich May 2012 #28

Well, I don't know what you think is 'the middle of the country' HereSince1628 May 2012 #2

I think the agricultural regions of the middle are likely to go red HereSince1628 May 2012 #8

Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #10

Are you saying the upper midwest is going to go permanently red? SWTORFanatic May 2012 #3

Thanks for your analysis, which is pretty much what I think will RKP5637 May 2012 #5

New Mexico will be an exception for the forseeable future. dimbear May 2012 #6

nm and co are a little spot of blue in a big bunch of red fizzgig May 2012 #24

we're pretty blue here in colorado fizzgig May 2012 #22

No.especially.. butterfly77 May 2012 #11

Too late NNN0LHI May 2012 #19

Wow, absolutely wow! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #23

1980 was an exception: Here is the 2008 map of Obama vs. McCain Dash87 May 2012 #26

Yeah, an exception NNN0LHI May 2012 #29

Yeah - the 1980's Dash87 May 2012 #30

LOL. You think all those Reaganites have went somewhere? NNN0LHI May 2012 #31

Yep, I know a number of them. n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #32

I think it may take one more generation w8liftinglady May 2012 #25

That's what I've been thinking too, that eventually this will RKP5637 May 2012 #27