Will this map ever be possible again in a Presidential election?

[auburntiger]

I'd love to see this just as an experiment for complete party platform just to see which states are blindly Dem and GOP, or which ones are issues-oriented.

The Republican would have to be pro-choice, promise to raise taxes, pro-gun control, pro-affirmative action, pro-gay marraige, among others.

the Democrat is fiscally conservative, pro-life, promise to lower taxes, pro-2nd amendment, anti-rehibilitation, anti-gay marriage amontg others.

My guess is this:

Looks alot like 1976 doesn't it?

 

[auburntiger]

Looks alot like 1976 doesn't it?

It does actually. However, in 1976, weren't Ford and Carter the same on all the main issues? I really don't think they had any differences between them.

They may not have. I think Ford was pro-life, but I could be wrong on that. The electorate of 1976 was more malleable, whereas today's is more sharply polarized, as a result of hot-button issues. It would take a major switch in both parties to make the map look like this.