What would it take for the Rockies/Great Plains to vote Democratic?

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The "crazy Western states"- Utah, Idaho, Wyoming- will probably never vote Democratic again. The GOP is entrenched there to an insane degree, partly by tradition but mostly because of the states' far-right orientation. I would be stunned if any Democrat could poll 45 percent in the next half-century.

Some huge swings:

Kansas 1928 GOP wins 58.2-40.8
Kansas 1932 Dem wins 53.5-44.1

Georgia 1972 GOP wins 75.0-24.6
Georgia 1976 Dem wins 66.7-33.0

New Hampshire 1984 GOP wins 68.7-31.0
New Hampshire 1988 GOP wins 62.5-36.3
New Hampshire 1992 Dem wins 38.9-37.7-22.6
New Hampshire 1996 Dem wins 49.3-39.3

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I would like to say that you should probably separate the Rockies from the Great Plains, since despite their similar Republican margins, they are two very different regions. I would guess that the Rockies would favor a more libertarian candidate while the Plains would favor a more populist candidate...so I don't think the Dems can win both regions at once.

So why can the Republicans win both regions at once?

Maybe the Democrats should run a Schweitzer/ Reid ticket to get the Rockies to go Democratic.