California is a lost cause right now.
Californians are sort of like Mexicans:
They’re proud and vocal, but flee.
Then they seek to re-create the conditions that drove them away in the first place.
The Clinton’s have been strangely silent about the Democrat disaster.
I hope this is true, but I don’t see it here in the Great State of ‘Eastern California’ (Otherwise known as New Mexico).
Just once, just once before I die, I’d love to see MN go red. But, my state just re-elected Stuart Smalley. So, prob not too much hope of that ever happening...
It would be great if you were correct and included Hawaii in the mix. Here in the bluest of blue states The Peoples Republic of Hawaii, we have a one party state ruled mainly by second and third generation Japanese from the sugar plantations, along with many unions. But then they have told us that the most efficient method of governing the ‘teeming masses’ is by a one party system of government. Their proof ?......Cuba, Russia, N. Korea, Viet Nam, China.
Good article. 2016 is the conservatives to lose. We’d better unite behind whatever conservative is leading after the first few states. Every other conservative needs to drop out. Paul, Bush, Christie, Rubio, Romney are guys I will not vote for, ever, so we’d better make sure someone else wins The nom.
Illinois turned a bit purple yesterday by electing a Republican governor, and if we could get rid of Chicago the state would be as red as Texas.
Soon it may just be California and New York.
Calling Maryland - and undoubtedly a few other states - deep blue may be a bit of an overstatement.
MD is deep blue that is a mile wide and an inch deep.
While there are many areas solidly Dem, many are not. This is why “secession” keeps coming up, especially lately. Lots of “disenfranchised” people here, because of the predictably 90% Dem Baltimore, e.g.
I submit Wisconsin is in fact red. R gov and attorney general, 5 of 8 congressmen R. 1 D, 1 R us senator. State assembly of 99, 68 are R, State Senator 19 of 33 are R
Making Larry Hogan governor of Maryland is going to put much of a dent in Maryland’s blue state status.
I submit Wisconsin is in fact red. R gov and attorney general, 5 of 8 congressmen R. 1 D, 1 R us senator. State assembly of 99, 68 are R, State Senator 19 of 33 are R
Pennsylvania is a lost cause with two major cities that are solidly Democratic, Pittsburgh and Philly. Tom Wolf won the governor’s seat with at least a year of nauseating non-stop attack ads against Republican Governor Corbett and the fracking industry. Whenever the Dems get in, our taxes go up. All the Dem political ads promote class envy and unfortunately, they work.
County taxes there were 1/2 of state taxes. The place we moved to has no county income tax.
Property taxes on our dinky townhouse were $1800; here our 5 bedroom 3 bath 2 car garage and 3/4 of acre are $1300.
After we left, property taxes and electric rates skyrocketed in Maryland.
Instead of our children singing no Christmas Carols and lots of Kwanza songs. Now they can sing Jingle bells.
Best move we ever made! We were shocked to hear they just elected a Republican Governor. We will have to call our old friends to see how this happened!
I am in the outlier....Pennsylvania.
We turned decidedly blue by electing a Democrat Governor on his promises to fund our schools with magic beans.