1968=2008 the other way around?

[SingingAnalyst]

Yes. Just as much of the American heartland became out of reach for Dem Presidential candidates in 1968 for the next several elections (excepting possibly 1976), the Northeast and Pacific coast, which are rich in electoral votes, as well as educated heartland states like IL, have become (at least for now) out of reach for Republicans at the Presidential level, beginning in 2008.