Howard Dean pours extra money into four red states.

[Rob]

Arizona - Another state which is growing. Only has 100,000 people less in population than Missouri so will have more electoral votes. Immigration is an issue but the party needs to just win Phoenix (Manicopa County) then focus on winnning the state.

Heh, good luck carrying Maricopa. It's gone Republican in every election since 1948, and it voted 57 percent for Bush. As for my four "red states" to invest in, they would be:

Nevada
Iowa
Ohio
Florida

A generic list, but those are the most plausible states for the Democrats, along with New Mexico.

BTW, it's hilarious that Dean is wasting money in Mississippi.

[Rob]

Democrats don't expect to win Mississippi anytime soon. It's about laying the groundwork.

Laying the groundwork for what- losing whites by "only" 75-25?

Why is your avatar Democratic?

Because I had a Democratic avatar for months before (longer than I've ever had a green one), and I like it better.

[Rob]

That was a fluke, Jfern- I assume you're aware that Jimmy Carter was the nominee in 1976, and that Georgia is normally a Republican stronghold.

[Rob]

I should certainly think so- you seem to believe that Colorado will somehow become a Democratic stronghold overnight by 2008.

No, just more competitive, a true swing-state.

That's certainly possible, but Opebo has Colorado going for the Democrat in almost every imaginable scenario.

[Rob]

I'm aware of that. If you want another large shift try 1928 to 1932 in Kansas. The Republican VP candidate was still from there in 1932.

Another fluke, caused by the Great Depression.