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From Wikipedia ( en.wikipedia.org ) "The term red states or blue states describes those U. S. states having residents who predominantly tend to vote for the Republican Party or Democratic Party, respectively, in presidential elections, the only national elections held in the United States.

"The origin of the term is from television newscasts which reveal, or project, on presidential election night which party's candidate has carried which states in the U.S. Electoral College, usually through a map of the country with the states projected to go to one party or another (Republican or Democratic) lit up in one primary color or another - specifically red or blue. The colors were selected because they appear on the United States flag.

"Originally, the color assignments alternated every four years. In the hotly-contested election of 2000, it was the Republicans' turn for red and the Democrats' turn for blue; and because the resulting map for that year revealed that support for each party followed a sharply defined geographical pattern, it has since become customary to refer to the Republican-leaning states as red states and the Democratic strongholds as blue states."

"From Peter S Cannelos, Boston Globe ( www.Boston.com ) "George W. Bush's victory marks the political ascendancy of ''red-state" America that backed him strongly four years ago but then served as a veritable bulwark against some of the strongest political winds to confront an incumbent seeking reelection. Bush won almost exactly the same combination of states as in his disputed 2000 victory, but most of them gained population and electoral clout in the intervening years, and, on Tuesday, rewarded his program of tax cuts and military aggressiveness with higher margins than four years ago.

"Through all the darkest moments of his presidency - the guerrilla insurgency in Iraq, the torture scandal at Abu Ghraib prison, the release of pre-Sept. 11, 2001, memos warning of a terror attack on the United States - Bush's supporters in Southern and Western states remained loyal, restricting the competitive landscape for the 2004 election to a handful of swing states.

"In a pattern reminiscent of four years ago, Democrats were cheered by strong exit-poll results, only to watch Bush do better than expected almost everywhere. The president held on to the key states of Florida, West Virginia, and, finally, Ohio.

"And, just like four years ago, he lost the Northeast and the West Coast - including such large states as California, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey - by almost exactly the same margins as in 2000.

"The president's victory can only be seen as an endorsement of the president's aggressive policies in Iraq and elsewhere. Bush was greatly helped by the fact that the United States has not had another major attack since 2001, a circumstance so welcome that both candidates barely mentioned it, as if trying to avoid a jinx.

"But voters noticed it: Many who were interviewed outside polling places in Florida said they believed that, despite Bush's failure to anticipate the Iraq insurgency, his decision to go to war in Iraq helped dissuade potential terrorists from attacking the United States.
Donald H. Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft.

"But the way Bush won reelection does not signal a move to the center: His chief political adviser, Karl Rove, advised him to shore up the base at the expense of swing voters - a decision that led to Bush's endorsement of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, his commitment of federal funds to faith-based charities, and his unapologetic embrace of the doctrine of preemptive war in Iraq.

"The usual blueprint for a presidential run calls for appealing to centrists to build a coalition. But Bush's decision to concentrate on energizing his core supporters may change that blueprint forever."

From Mike Thompson, Human Events On Line ( www.humaneventsonline.com ) "The demographics revealed by the two most recent presidential elections are radically different and have resulted in "Two Americas" (but not the simplistic "Two Americas" envisioned by Kerry's Marxist-tongued running mate, John Edwards).

"BUSH USA is predominantly white; devoutly Christian (mostly Protestant); openly, vigorously heterosexual; an open land of single-family homes and ranches; economically sound (except for a few farms), but not drunk with cyberworld business development, and mainly English-speaking, with a predilection for respectfully uttering 'yes, ma'am' and 'yes, sir.'

"GORE/KERRY USA is ethnically diverse; multi-religious, irreligious or nastily antireligious; more sexually liberated (if not in actual practice, certainly in attitude); awash with condo canyons and other high-end real estate bordered by sprawling, squalid public housing or neglected private homes, decidedly short of middle-class neighborhoods; both high tech and oddly primitive in its commerce; very artsy, and Babelesque, with abnormally loud speakers.

"Bush USA also is far safer, its murder rate being about 16% of the homicidal binge that plagues Gore/Kerry USA--2.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.2 per 100,000 (from a study by Professor Joseph Olson, Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota).

"A downsized, post-expulsion United States still would be geographically big enough (and personally generous enough) to welcome millions of authentic refugees from the ousted former states, real Americans who crave lower taxes, smaller government, safer neighborhoods, more secure borders, greater moral leadership, and all the other aspects of a markedly better society - one that spawns harmony, not cacophony; excellence, not dependence; justice, not histrionics; education, not brainwashing; enterprise, not welfare, and Godliness, not devilishness. As for the dozen ex-American states, they could always petition the UN and EU for foreign aid. Moreover, with any good luck (or bon chance), socialist Canada would annex our jettisoned territory, eh?"

From Cindy Tucker,Chattnooga.com ( www.Chattanooga.com ) "We are the red states. We listen to talk shows and Fox News. We tear up when we hear the national anthem. We drive SUVS and fly business class. We go through drive-thrus, have mortgages, and shop at Wal-Mart. We attend BBQs, football games, fire hall meetings, and places of faith. We believe life is precious and marriage is sacred. We believe there are some things worth dying for. We have the utmost respect for those who lay their life on the line defending our freedom and protecting our streets. We believe religion is not a philosophy but a way of life.

"We raise our children as best we can. We’ll help anyone who really needs it, and not blame others for our own bad choices. We read our Holy Books. We pray because we know wisdom comes from God, not man. We go about our lives quietly as we care for our families. We might not have time to demonstrate, but we make time to vote.

"We expect the values we teach our children to be respected in our schools. We expect people to say what they mean and mean what they say. We expect to work hard and earn the just rewards of that labor. We expect to be able to watch a football game with our kids and not have to worry about the content of the half-time show. We expect terrorists and those who harm the innocent to be punished.

"We are farms, ranches, small businesses, and town squares. We are BBQs, baseball games, fishing holes, and civic clubs. We are little league games, piano recitals, Bible Studies, and car pools. We are grandfathers in Iwo Jima, fathers in Vietnam, and sons and daughters in Iraq. We are fly-over country.

"We are the red states."

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