If Warner gets the nomination, what red states are in play?

[MHS2002]

In play:
Iowa
New Mexico
Ohio
Nevada
West Virginia

Marginal chances:
Colorado
Florida
Missouri
Virginia
Arkansas

Anything else is kinda pushing it.

[MHS2002]

Now, I'm not a Democrat, but since when was the "base" of the party those on the left end of the spectrum? The more your party panders to your "base," you lose your true base: Union workers, blue-collar workers, and other hard-working Americans. It's no coincidence Kerry lost West Virginia by double digits, and he lost Ohio.  Please, please, abandon your base. Your "base" will thank you for it, and so will I. I like winning elections.

[MHS2002]

Now, I'm not a Democrat, but since when was the "base" of the party those on the left end of the spectrum? The more your party panders to your "base," you lose your true base: Union workers, blue-collar workers, and other hard-working Americans. It's no coincidence Kerry lost West Virginia by double digits, and he lost Ohio.  Please, please, abandon your base. Your "base" will thank you for it, and so will I. I like winning elections.

So opposing the bankruptcy bill is pandering to your base, since the banktupcy bill can't hurt hard-working blue collar union workers? Thanks for missing the point.

Those hard working blue collar union workers are going to have to pay higher taxes in the future to pay for war in Iraq.  Maybe they even lost a son there.

Given that 18 of 44 Democrats voted for the bankruptcy bill, it's hard to say that the Democrats were in staunch opposition to it. And something tells me neither party is going to raise taxes on lower and middle-income workers anytime soon. Also, if you think the only reason people serve in the military (and some die in Iraq) is due to their financial situation, which is what you're alluding to, then you really don't understand those who serve in the military.