[newgeezer]

Thanks to that explanatory text, it seems the map's primary (if not singular) purpose is election strategy.

With that narrow purpose in mind, I like the map. Thanks for posting this thread.

[Alas Babylon!]

What the makers of this map ignore, or fail to realize, is how much an impact 9/11 and the subsequent war on terror have had on the body politic. The 2002 elections were just a foretaste, the full effect will be known next year. The bitter partisan democratic voters haven't been affected at all, but the independents and moderate little guys have. I think a blowout by Bush is in the making.