The South

[Demrepdan]

Unless something spectacular happens, I'd expect Deep South states, such as MS, AL, GA and SC to remain solidly GOP. The others, LA, AR, VA, NC could be battleground states in the future.

You forgot Texas. I think TX, MS, AL, SC will remain solidly Republican.....and the states of LA, AR, VA, NC, TN, and FL (if you wanna consider it part of the south...its more in a category of itself.) can become battleground states someday.