Virginia, which had not gone for a Democratic nominee for President since 1948 except in the LBJ landslide and never went for Bill Clinton, would go twice for Obama and on that account alone has become big trouble for Republicans.
Interesting view. The definitive moderate Republican may have been Dwight Eisenhower, and I have heard plenty of Democrats praise the Eisenhower Presidency. He went along with Supreme Court rulings that outlawed segregationist practices, stayed clear of the McCarthy bandwagon, and let McCarthy implode.
gray -- did not vote in 1952 or 1956
white -- Eisenhower twice, Obama twice
deep blue -- Republican all four elections
light blue -- Republican all but 2012 (I assume that greater Omaha went for Ike twice)
light green -- Eisenhower once, Stevenson once, Obama never
dark green -- Stevenson twice, Obama never
pink -- Stevenson twice, Obama once
No state voted Democratic all four times, so no state is in deep red.
I doubt that Stevenson was a racist; race was not a big issue in either Missouri or West Virginia at the time. It was a big issue in the states in deep green, though. It's amazing that Eisenhower won Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Rhode island twice -- and no Republican has won all three states in any Presidential election.
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