New Map of USA, It's Mostly Blue

[specimenfred1984]

It's based on approval ratings.

[Rainscents]

1. Damn... that looks good!

[specimenfred1984]

11. Doesn't It!

I just had to post it.

[ArbustoBuster]

30. It looks even better when modified to take population into account!

Look how blue that is! And it got even more blue over the past few months.

[blurp]

32. Even 25% of Republicans disapprove.

Great map!

I was reading about his unpopularity and it seems only the most die-hard conservatives are sticking with him.

Many moderate Republicans think he sucks, too.

[DS1]

61. BushTown is the squinty-eyed retard from Deliverance in that pic

[Suziq]

2. Beautiful sight! n/t

[joeunderdog]

20. Diebold has another scheme in mind. nt

[sellitman]

52. Agreed. Diebold sais the Map is mostly RED.

We will loose again and again. We are being lulled into a false state of "feel good" with all these stupid polls.

Diebold calls it RED. Until we change that this all is meaningless.

[SoCalDem]

3. What color is it in "Diebold-vision"

:scared:

[Warpy]

14. Right, and what guarantee do we have that they hate

Democrats as much or more?

It would be a far different map, I think, were the Democrats to offer folks a real opposition party. However, just as the GOP had no idea how to behave when they were in power, the Democrats have no clue how to behave outside it.

[file83]

42. Diebold-Vision (the LENS is inherently warped):

[mainegreen]

4. Freakin New Hampster!

They don't belong up here with us!

I keeed, I keeed!:7

[Blaze Diem]

7. And the Red States are typically..

Idaho's supremists
Wyoming's Cheney thugs
Utah's barefoot & pregnant religeous philosophy

Been to all three of them..its creepy.

[Drum]

8. Awww, you guys are just jealous

of their yummmmmmy maple syrup!

;)

[SoCalDem]

16. Some night when it's "vewwy, vewwy dawk"

Vermont should just sneak in and take over the place..:)

[Ediacara]

5. What the hell is wrong with Washington!?

Surely I thought they'd be bluest of the blue, but they're only medium blue like Texas and Kansas!?

[ClayZ]

21. Eastern Washington!

We should get two colors on this state!

[Ediacara]

25. But there's three or four times as many people in the west as the east

Oregon should be the baby blue one if it's just the rural-urban divide...

[Johnyawl]

34. We're not anywhere near as liberal as most think we are

and it's not just the eastern part that keeps us from being the "bluest of the blue". There's a big section of the western part of the state from south of Olympia to Vancouver that's damn near redder than the sagebrush country on the other side of the Cascade curtain. We're really very moderate, statewide.

And I take offense at being compared to the "medium blue like Texas and Arkansas". Those good folk have finally gotten a clue, and TURNED medium blue: Washington has ALWAYS been medium blue. ALWAYS. :D

[movonne]

6. Why isn't Oregon dark blue...maybe soon

[Blaze Diem]

10. Yes, we should check the status weekly..

kick and reccommend
Interesting post..thanks

[Arugula Latte]

33. I know -- that's pissing me off!

x(

We can do better, my Northwest Peeps!

[stevietheman]

9. In the newer poll, many states will be even bluer.

Kentucky, for instance, is now 39%, thus achieving the next darker shade of blue.

[Arkansas Granny]

12. Blue is such a pretty color, isn't it.

And besides, it matches my eyes.

[Vektor]

13. Um. What the hell is wrong with Utah and Idaho? Maybe they phrased

the question wrong in those states. Perhaps they asked...

"Do you approve of the statement that Bush sucks the high hard one?"

Apparently, 56-60 percent agree that he does, indeed, suck it.

The map probably looked that way on Nov. 3rd, 2004, too, but Diebold did a little "crayola job" on it.

[Canuckistanian]

37. They probably asked

Is Bush doing a superfluous job? And they answered "yes".

[Longhorn]

15. Even Texas is a nice shade of teal. n/t

[Hutzpa]

17. I won't get excited just yet...

as long as Diebold is alive, we have to wait and see.

[NanceGreggs]

18. WOW!!!! Thanks for sharing!

Hearing the numbers is one thing - but SEEING them is a whole 'nother experience!

[depakid]

19. So, what's wrong with Mainers?

Looking pretty damn blue up there, but you keep sending Collins & Snowe back to Washington.

[mainegreen]

24. Don't start!

I swear, a this point I'm tossing it up to being a gender thing. I think our logic up here runs something along the lines of "well, I trust any woman with my vote than some damn guy". Not that I don't suffer from that too. I know for the little local things, if I don't know who the candidates are (like for head of roads or whatever) I will always vote for the woman first. Maine has a long tradition of electing women. It's the only thing I can come up with.

[Brazenly Liberal]

22. me likey!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[mirandapriestly]

23. Thanks George!

for turning the country around! It wasn't quite the way you planned , I'm sure, but thanks any way!

[BlueStorm]

26. Wow.. Michigan's a nice blue...

Though I am surprised since the side of the state that I am on is pretty much conservative.

Blue

[DetroitProle]

60. you're from the West side, eh?

Two different worlds!
I'm surprised we're not more blue.

[BlueStorm]

64. Yep two diffrent worlds... ta got that right!!!

It drives me nuts sometimes... especially since the Repug talking points about Granholm are something like "she favors the east side of the state rather than the west." or "she hasn't been bringing in the jobs that she has promised and hasn't been doing anything about the economy." I'll have to go to the state forums ask what that is all about.The DeVos commercials are already out here. Never mind that my late granddad knew his dad. So my mom and grandma says.

Blue

[darkism]

27. The poll is from November?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what the image seems to say.

I'd imagine that map is a lot bluer today.

[specimenfred1984]

28. Yes, It's Much More Blue Now

But I couldn't find a map for that. I thought people would enjoy seeing this one anyway.

[Richard Steele]

46. This sounds like a job for...PhotoShop MAN!!!!!!

Hey, I can't sleep anyway, so what the heck.
I'll be back with an updated map in a bit.

[Richard Steele]

48. I updated it to the March numbers

And I started a new thread for it:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x683953
(And gave you full credit for this one)

[Richard Steele]

49. Latest March map can now be seen here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x683953

And THANKS for noticing that; I had totally missed it!
Updating this gave me a nice project to do!

[specimenfred1984]

58. Perfect!

I googled all over the place and couldn't find a current map that was done in blue.

[tomreedtoon]

29. How about a county-by-county blue/red map?

If that were done, I wonder if the "red areas" - the ones out in the countryside, away from the big cities - would still be as red. I'd bet they haven't changed. Which makes this "mostly blue" map as pointless as the "mostly red" map of a few years ago.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

31. I wouldn't bet on that

I live in a rural area and the attitude toward bush has been in a steady decline. The ports deal was the last straw for many of the locals. It got to where I hated going out in public the past few weeks, everyone knows my politics and they were chasing me down seeking a sympathetic ear for their complaints.

[MissWaverly]

35. Looks like a Blue Christmas w/o you

Goodbye Republcian majority, You'll be all (RIGHT) but I'll have a blue, blue Lefty Christmas.

:-)

[Ahpook]

36. I bet it was very similiar in 2004..

But we are all sure what happened there.

I really hate to give in, but me and my brothers are working on a way to get the hell out of here.

It seems so far gone

[mdmc]

38. ah, Wyoming

:kick:

[populistdriven]

39. Blueberry Pie for everyone to celebrate!!

[Nutmegger]

40. This looks like America!!!

My state is looking good! B-)

[DemoTex]

41. Look at Ohio and Florida.

Texas too!

[iconoclastNYC]

43. i think the color coding is deceptive

Look at the 46-50 level....it's blue. So you have 5 blues and only 2 reds. That doesn't seem fair.

[Nostradammit]

44. Are you seriously looking for a response to that question?

You do realize that 50% is the dividing line, right?

So if one of the red states had an approval rating of 61-65 there would be a third, darker red color.

Fortunately no state has yet been completely lobotomized, so there only need be two red colors on this map.

It's completely fair, not to mention revealing.

[Chulanowa]

50. No, that's grey

Fiddle with your monitor settings a bit. :)

Alaska, as per standard, can't figure out what the hell it's doing. What a weird state I live in.

[LisaLynne]

54. Yeah, looks gray to me, too.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Freedom_Aflaim]

45. approval ratings not equal to voter habits though

yea its a nice map, but it'll be alot redder next November. (hopefully blue enough though)

[readmoreoften]

47. Delaware one of the top 5 bluest

who'd a thunk it. not that Delaware isn't blue, it's just a state I hardly think of except in terms of right-to-work laws and corporate loopholes.

[TransitJohn]

51. At least we in Wyoming are

not the most egregious blind followers...thank you Utah and Idaho! All kidding aside, the fact that *Bush enjoys such support here is because that our population is old....I think we are the "grayest" state. All the young people leave for greater opportunities....also, if you look at the state results for this survey usa data, check out his approval in WY among separate age groups.....see what I mean?

[Liberal In Texas]

53. Recommended while there is still time...n/t

[DarkTirade]

55. If only we knew that people would actually GO TO THE POLLS...

or that their votes would be counted fairly.

[myrna minx]

56. Delete.

I didn't realize that this was from November.

[rucky]

57. Quick geography question...

which one's farther West, New Hampshire or Vermont?

[babsbunny]

59. This Gives Me Hope!

Thank You! :toast:

[LeaveIraqNow]

62. We should....

We should just boycott the color red, make everyone think of evil and blood when they think of red. If a company has a red sign, go to another store. If a product has red on it, buy form the same thing from one of their competitors instead.

[rodeodance]

63. blue has always been one of my favorist colors.