Most of US is Purple, not Red or Blue

[CatholicEdHead]

This is from a guest yesterday on WPR. I thought it was a very good show.

http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/dun/dun050126e.rm

Kathleen Dunn - 01/26E

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Red America and Blue America are phrases that have become common faire in the American lexicon. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the nation's purported political divide.

Guest: Jonathan Rauch, correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly. Senior writer for the National Journal.

[EVDebs]

1. Maps of population density of US show Blue coastal and river states

are high population density states. Red states aren't as populated.

http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/

scroll down for the maps.

[davis_islander]

2. I don't participate in the Red/Blue slamfest...

I think it is terribly unfair and disenfranchising to the voters who voted Democratic in the so called "red" states. Some people can not grasp the concept that with the exception of Maine and Nebraska, all the states are "winner take all" states, thus a simple majority, no matter how close, wins the state. Yes, we are shades of purple.

[Old and In the Way]

3. So why do media broadcasters like to show red vs. blue states?

Because the more they pit us against ourselves, the less time is focused on the real root cause of the problems in this country.....mainly the criminals in charge and the corporate media who enable them.

[Zebulon]

4. Re: the more they pit us against ourselves

Conflict = higher ratings = advertising dollars. It's as simple as that.

[gizmo1979]

5. You know this is really sad but

When bad weather hits,or something bad happens,if it's in a red state I actually think Ha that's what happens to idiots that vote for Bush.Even in sports I'll always root for a red state over a blue state.Does this make me a bad person?