Maybe, but arguably premature, since most of the U.S. is more 'anti-Blue' than actually Red...
E On Nov 3, 2010, at 1:35 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > The Western States of America > > > Not sure what to make of this, but there may be a geographic realignment > under way > in American politics. The tsunami hit full force from the Atlantic to the > Mississippi valley > but mostly didn't make it past the Great Plains. This is a generalization, > obviously, > but the Midwest is now Republican country again, with the former solid blue > states > of the Atlantic seaboard now with significant GOP representation. But the > West, > especially the Coast, is almost as blue as in 2008. The big challenges to the > Dems > in California and Nevada mostly fizzled. And there never was much of a > challenge > here in Oregon , at least not after early polls showed a conservative tide. > In the end > the Left " came home" and saved nearly all major offices. > > Why is the West now --apparently-- the "solid West" ? This is a question > worth asking. A corollary is this question : Has California become, with > Oregon, > a separate country ? Obviously this is metaphor, and unacknowledged is the > fact > that away from close proximity to the ocean the rest of Californian and Oregon > --and we should add parts of Washington state-- is similar to the balance > of the United States. But it is difficult not to see this phenomenon. > This has a variety of implications going forward in American politics. > > Billy > > > > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
