RJ
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« on: August 30, 2005, 11:19:51 PM » |
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« edited: August 30, 2005, 11:38:13 PM by RJ »
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Someone pointed out to me that the reason Kerry did better than Gore in this state is because Nader had a signifigant presence in 2000 while a negligible one last year.
I still say the state is leaning towards the Democrats. It certainly fits the mold: a state with 1 big city that seems to speak for the whole state as Chicago does Illinois and Seattle/Washington. Of course, there are other states with similar makeup that are quite different. Cincinnati(althoiugh it's not the largest or only major city in OH) is a GOP town. It makes Ohio a GOP state(sorry, best example I can think of right now...) It(CO) is not quite there yet and is far from being claimed in national elections the way other states are, but it should be encouraging to the Democratic party that it's broken the mold of traditional mountain states and is closer than it was.
One encouraging thing for the Republican party is that it is still developing economically. Many states in this same position(Arizona, Nevada, Florida) tend to lean Republican.
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