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Red States Outnumber Blue for First Time in Gallup Tracking
Gallup ^ | 2/3/2016 | Jeffrey M. Jones

Posted on 02/03/2016 4:45:35 PM PST by The_Victor

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Gallup's analysis of political party affiliation at the state level in 2015 finds that 20 states are solidly Republican or leaning Republican, compared with 14 solidly Democratic or leaning Democratic states. The remaining 16 are competitive. This is the first time in Gallup's eight years of tracking partisanship by state that there have been more Republican than Democratic states. It also marks a dramatic shift from 2008, when Democratic strength nationally was its greatest in recent decades.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: density; governors; landslide; legislature; obamafail; secretaryofstate; size; sizeanddensity; sizematters
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1 posted on 02/03/2016 4:45:35 PM PST by The_Victor
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To: The_Victor

There’s Obama’s legacy.


2 posted on 02/03/2016 4:47:27 PM PST by Calpublican
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To: The_Victor

So what. The red states’ representatives also control congress but they don’t do squat.


3 posted on 02/03/2016 4:48:43 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (I doubt seriously that any vote is really counted.)
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To: The_Victor
The map is your friend:



4 posted on 02/03/2016 4:49:55 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: VerySadAmerican

I’ve been reasonably satisfied with my representatives from Texas in Congress. Maybe you should be addressing that in your state.


5 posted on 02/03/2016 4:54:47 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: goldstategop

That map lies. Texas is solid red.


6 posted on 02/03/2016 4:55:31 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: The_Victor

I live in a solid blue state, yea....
Sometimes i wonder why i even bother to vote.


7 posted on 02/03/2016 4:57:24 PM PST by mowowie (`)
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To: goldstategop

Useless stat. We do not count states in presidential election, we count electoral votes.

Anyone willing to do the math?


8 posted on 02/03/2016 4:58:45 PM PST by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: The_Victor

How many Electotal Votes are solid Republican, how many are solid Democratic?


9 posted on 02/03/2016 4:59:19 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: mowowie
Mass.... You have my sympathy.

We'll take you here in Texas.

10 posted on 02/03/2016 5:00:05 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: The_Victor

Sadly, the electoral college does not apportion votes equally among states.


11 posted on 02/03/2016 5:00:35 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Job #1: Defeat the Uniparty, currently in the person of Rubio.)
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To: goldstategop
LOL, Washington and Oregan "lean" left? If they leaned any further left they'd be lying on their left arm.

I also don't at all see MN, MI, PA, LA, GA or ME as "competitive." Likewise, no way, NO WAY, does NH lean Republican. Don't know about AZ and TX, but people from those states will have to say what they think. I had thought GA and AZ were consistently rated as the two most conservative states in the country, though.

Either way, look at the map and realize that the GOP needs all three swing states (VA, OH, FL), plus at least one state that hasn't gone for the GOP since 2004 or earlier. If we can't take the White House this time around, I would consider it a strong indication that the GOP has become a regional party only.

12 posted on 02/03/2016 5:01:01 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: The_Victor

Louisiana and Georgia competitive? Ha.


13 posted on 02/03/2016 5:01:56 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: joshua c

Well the Dems get NY, CA, and IL without spending a penny.
So that’s 107 ev head start.


14 posted on 02/03/2016 5:02:04 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Uncle Miltie

“Sadly, the electoral college does not apportion votes equally among states.”

You would like to see Delaware have the same number of Electoral Votes as Texas?


15 posted on 02/03/2016 5:02:54 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: The_Victor

Which shows the GOPe claim that Cruz can’t win because he can’t gain any states Obama won is nonsense.


16 posted on 02/03/2016 5:03:50 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Uncle Miltie

I was actually more interested in the trend. But yeah, Cal, NY, and Ill all falling into commie hands is not good for the election.


17 posted on 02/03/2016 5:04:09 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: goldstategop

That poll must be based on voting age population or some similar lame, unrepresentative of who-shows-up-for-elections polling group. Calling GA “competitive” is a laugh. I think every statewide office is held by a Republican. Jason Carter and Sam Nunn’s niece got trounced for Governor and U.S. Senator in 2014.

So I just skimmed the article at the link, and I’m right. “all U.S. adults”. LOL, useless at best, a push-poll lie is probably more like it.


18 posted on 02/03/2016 5:04:11 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: crusty old prospector

Louisiana has a Democratic governor.


19 posted on 02/03/2016 5:04:20 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: crusty old prospector

Louisiana has a Democratic governor.


20 posted on 02/03/2016 5:04:28 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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