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uncommon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:02 AM
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Population Density Matters!
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/main.results/#val=H

Take a look at the interactive House results map - if you hover your mouse over any area it will tell you the number of Ds and Rs elected in that state.

The right likes to make a big deal of that huuuuuuuugh red map - but hover over those huuuuuuuuugh red states and you will see reality - 1, 2, 3 Republicans elected. Total. This is because those big huuuuuuugh states have very few actual people in them. The reason the blue is small and seems isolated is because it is in the places where huge numbers of people actually live.

Consider that.

Yeah, we lost the majority in the House - but the map makes it look a LOT bleaker than the reality.
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:06 AM
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1. From 2008... Check Out The Map By County And Bubbles...
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:07 AM
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2. And the population showed itself to be particularly dense yesterday.
;-)
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:10 AM
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3. LOL !!! - Shhh...
were not supposed to talk about the stupid voters

:hide::evilgrin::hide:
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uncommon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:12 AM
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4. Lol true in some places indeed.
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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:14 AM
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5. True, but...
... but that map was blue in a lot of places it isn't anymore.

If all the Democratic Party is, is the party of the urban centre, then we will be in the minority for good. There are no electoral majorities that can be formed while losing virtually all non-urban districts.

This party seriously needs to figure out, and fast, how to win votes outside of cities.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:35 AM
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6. this is the most truthful post on this board n/t
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