http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/redstates/ en-us Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:18:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042090/posts Could Felons' Votes Give Tennessee to Obama? myfoxmemphis.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042090/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:18:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2038786/posts Looks like McCain is headed for a southern sweep, as predicted I might add. Coming soon my first official Electoral College recap. I remind you that in 04 I only missed New Hampshire. Ignore all other Electoral College recaps but mine. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2038786/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:18:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019062/posts During MSNBC's live coverage of the Kentucky and Oregon Democratic presidential primaries on Tuesday, NBC's Andrea Mitchell seemed to take seriously suggestions by Hillary Clinton campaign members who argued that Republicans in control of the election process in some red states Barack Obama hopes to carry may deny him a "fair vote." http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019062/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 08:39:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016676/posts In Kansas, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds John McCain enjoying a twenty-one percentage point advantage over Barack Obama. It’s McCain 55% Obama 34%. McCain is viewed favorably by 61% of Kansas voters while Obama earns positive reviews from 45%. Rasmussen Markets shows that Republicans are currently given a 86.0 % chance of winning the Six Electoral College Votes from Kansas this fall. Four years ago, George W. Bush won the state by twenty-five percentage points. At the time this poll was released, Kansas was rated as “Safely Republican” in the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator. Forty-seven percent... Rasmussen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016676/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 03:07:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010406/posts Love Birds!!!Just a year ago, Fox News Channel was considered a pariah in many Democratic circles. But it appears that the cable news network is no longer in the doghouse. Consider this week: On Sunday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made a long-awaited appearance on "Fox News Sunday," a booking that host Chris Wallace had been seeking for more than two years. (The show airs on both the Fox broadcasting network and its sister cable channel.) On Wednesday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) granted her first interview to Bill O'Reilly, a commentator viewed with antipathy by much of the left,... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010406/posts#comment Fri, 2 May 2008 20:45:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008045/posts WASHINGTON -- As Democratic leaders try to end the continuing fight for their party's 2008 presidential nomination, the contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton heads into an unusual phase: of the final seven states to vote, only one, Oregon, has supported a Democratic nominee in the last two White House contests. The fate of Obama and Clinton could rest in the hands of voters in states that could have little impact on the outcome of the general election this fall, beginning May 6 with two reliably Republican states, Indiana and North Carolina, and ending June 3 with even more... Cox News Service via Commercial Appeal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008045/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:46:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007744/posts While the eyes of the political world were focused on Pennsylvania last week, I played hooky for a day at the invitation of the Lee County Library and bumped into a story as revealing in its way as the latest round in the struggle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Among other things, it explains why John McCain found it useful to spend last week touring poverty-stricken areas in the South, where Republicans rarely go. On the same day that Pennsylvanians gave Clinton a victory that still left unclear who will eventually be the Democratic nominee, voters in Mississippi's 1st... Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007744/posts#comment Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:08:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007388/posts If Indiana behaved like its neighboring states, Democratic presidential candidates would come and thunder against globalization, sing hosannas to farm subsidies, pay homage to solid Midwestern values and chomp down pork tenderloin sandwiches in the confident belief that the time and the cholesterol risk would pay off in November. If Indiana behaved like its neighboring states, Democratic presidential candidates would come and thunder against globalization, sing hosannas to farm subsidies, pay homage to solid Midwestern values and chomp down pork tenderloin sandwiches in the confident belief that the time and the cholesterol risk would pay off in November. "That's one... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007388/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:21:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994603/posts The Washington Post March 30, 2008 6:00 AM Amongst the moss-draped live oaks of Charleston Collegiate School's 33-acre campus in Johns Island, S.C. - where children of all ethnicities, religions and abilities work and play together - the words of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright seem alien and hostile. His sometimes hate-filled rhetoric is weirdly out of sync with this quiet corner of the Old South, where ancestors of the school's African-American students worked as slaves, perhaps upon these very fields. The differences between this microcosm of a near-utopian community and the world that informs Wright are as stark as the... Recordnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994603/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:39:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992630/posts Residents of Austin, Texas, home of the state's government and flagship university, have very refined social consciences, if they do say so themselves, and they do say so, speaking via bumper stickers. Don R. Willett, a justice of the state Supreme Court, has commuted behind bumpers proclaiming "Better a Bleeding Heart Than None at All," "Practice Random Acts of Kindness and Senseless Beauty," "The Moral High Ground Is Built on Compassion," "Arms Are For Hugging," "Will Work (When the Jobs Come Back From India)," "Jesus Is a Liberal," "G-d Wants Spiritual Fruits, Not Religious Nuts," "The Road to Hell Is... Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992630/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:29:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983284/posts McCain Can Carry the South by Martha Zoller (more by this author) Posted 03/10/2008 ET Updated 03/10/2008 ET “Daddy was a veteran, a southern democrat. They oughta get a rich man to vote like that.” -- Song of the South, Performed by Alabama Ever since The Great Depression, the South has been trying to gain respect from the rest of the country. In every presidential elections since 1968, the winning candidate carried the Old South, and in 2008, John McCain must do so if he is going to win the White House. McCain came south last week to begin to... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983284/posts#comment Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:53:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981820/posts McCain Turns Purple States Red?   By Floyd and Mary Beth BrownFrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, March 07, 2008 Much of the current analysis of the presidential campaign battle is missing the point. All of the media attention is focused on the Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama heavyweight fight as if it will decide the election. But it seems observers in Washington, D.C. haven’t yet sensed the undercurrent running in the country, which for the first time in four years has turned and is running the Republican’s direction. The election map is changing. And with the changes, it will offer a... Frontpagemagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981820/posts#comment Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975603/posts For Democrats desperate to reclaim the White House, the numbers have been tantalizing. In winning Tuesday's primary in the key swing state of Wisconsin, Sen. Barack Obama drew support from tens of thousands of Republicans and independents. He pulled off the same feat in his landslide victory in the Virginia primary the week before, suggesting he could win the state in November. In South Carolina, he had more votes than the top two Republican contenders put together; in Kansas, his total topped the overall GOP turnout. All along, Obama has argued that he can redraw the political map for Democrats... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975603/posts#comment Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:02:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975602/posts Barack Obama has raised hopes for a Democratic victory in November by winning primarily in states that normally vote Republican. He argues that this shows he can redraw the Electoral College map in the general election and force Republicans onto the defensive in normally safe areas of the country. However, Hillary Clinton has an argument by reflexion that she can safeguard the Democratic strongholds better -- and that Obama's red-state strength could be overrated: In winning Tuesday's primary in the key swing state of Wisconsin, Sen. Barack Obama drew support from tens of thousands of Republicans and independents. He pulled... Captain's Quarters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975602/posts#comment Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:01:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968248/posts I was wondering how McCain was doing in the Red States, so I marked up a 2004 Electoral College map with a "W" in every state he won, and a "L" in every state someone else won. (I didn't bother marking the Blue States.) McCain's not very popular in states where Republicans actually deliver electoral votes to the President. He has lost far more than he has won. Here is my rather simple, but illuminating map. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968248/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963280/posts What is the relationship between fertility and real estate? ... Is real estate destiny? “It’s something a bunch of us have been thinking about,” said Morris A. Davis, an assistant professor of real estate and urban land economics []. “If you reduce down-payment constraints, more people can buy homes, or buy bigger homes. Does that encourage them to have more kids? I would say nobody knows.” Social scientists have long traced a connection between housing and fertility. When homes are scarce or beyond the means of young couples, as in the 1930s, couples delay marriage or have fewer children. This... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963280/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:56:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953899/posts Cannot be posted due to copyright issues...http://www.greenvillenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/OPINION/801150334 The Greenville News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953899/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931420/posts "Disillusioned with President Bush's handling of the war, the economy and immigration, nearly half of likely voters in Indiana appear poised to buck 40 years of tradition and vote for a Democratic presidential ticket -- if it includes Sen. Evan Bayh," according to a new Indianapolis Star-WTHR poll. The poll "revealed a growing sense of pessimism, with nearly three-quarters saying the nation is headed in the wrong direction and 28 percent approving of George W. Bush's performance as president." Political Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931420/posts#comment Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:06:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1910800/posts WASHINGTON (RNS)—The numbers prove it: Southerners are more generous to their churches, while lagging in other categories of giving. Using data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a new study by empty tomb inc. shows that in 2005, Southerners gave an average $816.81 per household to church and religious organizations while Northeasterners gave only $453.84. And the South has been outpacing the Northeast in religious giving almost 20 years. “One point that often ‘defends’ the Northeast is that the region has higher living expenses,” said Sylvia Ronsvalle, executive vice president of empty tomb, a Christian research organization in... The Baptist Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1910800/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:32:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906239/posts If the early primaries and caucuses don’t decide the Republican presidential nomination, former Sen. Fred Thompson may enjoy an edge in any drawn-out delegate slugfest due to his Sun Belt roots and “red state” strength. That’s because the way delegates are allocated to the Republican National Convention, which picks the White House nominee, gives disproportionate clout to states that President Bush carried in 2004 above what their population would otherwise dictate. Thompson, of Tennessee, is currently polling best against his rivals in many of those “red states,” those that have voted Republican for president in recent years and have GOP... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906239/posts#comment Thu, 4 Oct 2007 01:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904742/posts In South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Fred Thompson leading Rudy Giuliani 24% to 20%. That’s little changed from a month ago when Thompson held a 23% to 21% advantage. Mitt Romney has moved into third place and is now supported by 15% of South Carolina’s Likely Primary Voters while John McCain is barely in double digits at 11% support. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee earns 3% of the South Carolina vote while four other candidates split 5% and 22% are undecided. Sixty-three percent (63%) of the state’s Republican Primary voters say that Giuliani... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904742/posts#comment Mon, 1 Oct 2007 07:30:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898015/posts Just over a week ago, third-placed Democratic presidential candidate, ex-Sen. John Edwards, broke with tradition and went to campaign in... Montana. It was an odd move, but perhaps also a savvy one. After all, Edwards's advisers are surely aware that heading into 2008, the Mountain West will be a key battleground -- and one that Edwards evidently aims to claim as his own. The Mountain West is traditionally Republican territory. Three of its core states -- Arizona, Montana and Colorado -- have gone Republican in almost every presidential election since 1964 (in 1996, Arizona went to President Clinton; in 1992,... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898015/posts#comment Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:38:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880817/posts Commentary: The Red State-Slave State Connection is all too Real Commentary: The Red State-Slave State Connection is all too Real Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 By: Last week while I was up at Harvard University meeting with black columnists from around the country, including several of my BlackAmericaWeb.com colleagues, Michael Dawson took me to school with his map that shows the overlap between Republican red states and the old Confederacy and slave-friendly territories. Dawson is a professor of government and Afro-American studies who specializes in the ways that race and politics intersect. I was sold. His map spoke to the... Blackamericaweb.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880817/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:27:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879789/posts This time around, it seems, the people themselves, Republicans and Democrats, are living in separate Americas. I don't mean the "two Americas," rich and poor, that former senator John Edwards has made the keystone of his campaign in the Democratic primaries. Frankly, there are millions of rich Democrats and more poor Republicans. The Times item, written by Marjorie Connelly, was a second cut at figures in an early July New York Times/CBS poll. The story reported then was about candidates, "the horse race," who's up and who's down. This week's bit was about issues -- actually, responses to the 17th... Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879789/posts#comment Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:12:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860092/posts In a classic application of bottom-up management denizens of small towns let their elected representatives in Washington D.C. know exactly how they expected them to handle the compromised immigration compromise bill that neither secured our borders, nor was any more enforceable than previous legislation it was meant to "fix."Earlier waves of immigrants – legal and illegal – flocked to CA, , FL, IL, NJ, NY and TX ("gateway" states) but have been dispersing across a wider swath of the U.S. since 2000. The foreign-born, non-English speaking populations of DE, GA, IN, NE, NV and SC have exploded, say demographers, with... Political Mavens/Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860092/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 11:01:40 GMT