The Clinton Coalition and the Northeast

[PulaskiSkywayDriver]

Saving for the famous example of Bush winning NH in 2000, the Northeast has not cast one electoral vote for a Republican in 28 years. Think about it, thats a third of most voters lifetimes and almost half the elections they are likely to participate in. It is ironic a Southern Democrat is the one to start this trend against a moderate originally from the Northeast Republican. We know that part of this was the move of the GOP to the religious right and later to downscale Appalachian type whites, while Democrats moderated their economic stands (at least through the first part of Obama's Presidency). So realistically what would it take to make any break in the Northeastern Blue Wall and does anyone see Trump (assuming he gets back on track) making inroads and if not when is it likely to happen? It just seems odd that a whole region would become off-limits to a party without an over-riding issue (e.g the Solid South of late 1800s and early 1900s)