What state can be the GOPs version of Virginia, Colorado, or Nevada?

[Cyrusman]

For years and years Virginia, Colorado, and Nevada used to be reliable Republican States until the last 10 years. Going forward what state or states can the republicans version of that in terms of taking a state that had been Democrat and making it a republican state?

[wesmoorenerd]

Iowa is the obvious one. Ohio is going in the same direction but it was never exactly blue to start with. Maine is going in the same direction as well but it remains to be seen how far that trend will go.

[Tekken_Guy]

Iowa. That’s about it. But even that wasn’t so overwhelmingly Democratic beforehand.

West Virginia could count, but that already had its big shift in 2000.

[brucejoel99]

Iowa is the obvious one. Ohio is going in the same direction but it was never exactly blue to start with. Maine is going in the same direction as well but it remains to be seen how far that trend will go.

[Joseph-Michael]

Its possible, however unlikely, that Wisconsin could be.

[538Electoral]

I agree with Iowa and Maine.

[Neocon Dem]

I think both Maine and New Hampshire are likely.

[Flyersfan232]

Iowa is the obvious one. Ohio is going in the same direction but it was never exactly blue to start with. Maine is going in the same direction as well but it remains to be seen how far that trend will go.

maine i see being one of those state that be toss up but would lean either blue or tilt red federaly will locally (governor races and row offices) voting the opposite of what ever party is in the white house.

[NCJeff]

The problem is, there aren't many reliable Democratic states that aren't now deep, deep blue.  I assume reliable means that Gore, Kerry, and Hillary carried them.  Well, that means: New England (minus NH), New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Illinois, Minnesota, and the pacific states.  All of those are deep blue except Minnesota and Maine; I'd say either fits the bill for your question, but no other state is even close.

The GOP, on the other hand, should probably be worrying about Georgia, Texas, and Arizona.

[Frenchrepublican]

Iowa and Maine are the most likely candidates, eventually West Virginia and Arkansas but both of them began to trend toward republicans in the early 2000s

[The3rdParty]

Maine could if the dems lose more ground in ME-2(the rural areas still seem to be trending R) as well as Iowa or New Hampshire. Minnesota might get into tossup range in a dem midterm but ultimately it's going to start becoming more D in the future as the suburbs get more blue and population declines happen in the rural areas. Also Olmsted county can become much more D in the future as Rochester grows.

[R.P. McM]

Maine could if the dems lose more ground in ME-2(the rural areas still seem to be trending R) as well as Iowa or New Hampshire. Minnesota might get into tossup range in a dem midterm but ultimately it's going to start becoming more D in the future as the suburbs get more blue and population declines happen in the rural areas. Also Olmsted county can become much more D in the future as Rochester grows.

When people lump MN in with WI, IA, MI, OH, even PA and ME, they tend to overlook that MN is significantly better-educated, wealthier, and is experiencing robust growth in its urban core. You can look at the WOW counties in WI with their 2% growth rate and imagine a scenario in which they're still Republican-leaning 10-20 years from now. But Carver and Scott? Along with Olmsted, Dakota, and Washington — not to mention Ramsey and Hennepin — it's not gonna be a pretty picture for the GOP.

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

IA

[Adjective-Statement]

I could see New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont moving irreversibly into the Republican column by the mid-century. What's old is new.

Short term, I agree with everyone else. Missouri, Iowa, and Ohio.

[Del Tachi]

Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine and Ohio.

[Protect Trans Hoosiers]

If you consider Wisconsin to be "reliably Democrat" (it's not) then that would be the only possibility.  Trump was a terrible candidate for the state (still is), and still managed to get the win.  Wisconsin has a tradition of unconventional Republicanism, and I expect that to continue.

Ohio is a swing state turned red. It was never reliably Democrat.

Minnesota is a possibility, but it's culturally becoming more and more like Washington. Seattle and MSP are eerily similar in demographics, culture, and industry, and I see the state as a distant outpost of Cascadia.

So, yeah, Wisconsin.

[BrewCityLiberal]

If you consider Wisconsin to be "reliably Democrat" (it's not) then that would be the only possibility.  Trump was a terrible candidate for the state (still is), and still managed to get the win.  Wisconsin has a tradition of unconventional Republicanism, and I expect that to continue.

Ohio is a swing state turned red. It was never reliably Democrat.

Minnesota is a possibility, but it's culturally becoming more and more like Washington. Seattle and MSP are eerily similar in demographics, culture, and industry, and I see the state as a distant outpost of Cascadia.

So, yeah, Wisconsin.

Agreed that WI's demographics favor the GOP, but due to the growth of Dane and the slow D trends in the Milwaukee metro, I think Wisconsin will be a purple state for a long time.

[Protect Trans Hoosiers]

If you consider Wisconsin to be "reliably Democrat" (it's not) then that would be the only possibility.  Trump was a terrible candidate for the state (still is), and still managed to get the win.  Wisconsin has a tradition of unconventional Republicanism, and I expect that to continue.

Ohio is a swing state turned red. It was never reliably Democrat.

Minnesota is a possibility, but it's culturally becoming more and more like Washington. Seattle and MSP are eerily similar in demographics, culture, and industry, and I see the state as a distant outpost of Cascadia.

So, yeah, Wisconsin.

Agreed that WI's demographics favor the GOP, but due to the growth of Dane and the slow D trends in the Milwaukee metro, I think Wisconsin will be a purple state for a long time.

It really depends on whether the old-line progressive tradition remains in the state, or if they all either die of old age or move to Minnesota.

[BrewCityLiberal]

If you consider Wisconsin to be "reliably Democrat" (it's not) then that would be the only possibility.  Trump was a terrible candidate for the state (still is), and still managed to get the win.  Wisconsin has a tradition of unconventional Republicanism, and I expect that to continue.

Ohio is a swing state turned red. It was never reliably Democrat.

Minnesota is a possibility, but it's culturally becoming more and more like Washington. Seattle and MSP are eerily similar in demographics, culture, and industry, and I see the state as a distant outpost of Cascadia.

So, yeah, Wisconsin.

Agreed that WI's demographics favor the GOP, but due to the growth of Dane and the slow D trends in the Milwaukee metro, I think Wisconsin will be a purple state for a long time.

It really depends on whether the old-line progressive tradition remains in the state, or if they all either die of old age or move to Minnesota.

....which makes me ponder whether your username is purely satirical.

[wbrocks67]

Considering Janet Mills win in Maine, I'm not sure why Maine is really being discussed as an option.

[Politician]

Considering Janet Mills win in Maine, I'm not sure why Maine is really being discussed as an option.

Muh 2016 trends

[lfromnj]

Considering Janet Mills win in Maine, I'm not sure why Maine is really being discussed as an option.

Muh 2016 trends

yeah im sure a state that went from +16 obama to +3 Clinton is clearly Trending D.

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Considering Janet Mills win in Maine, I'm not sure why Maine is really being discussed as an option.

Muh 2016 trends

To be fair, it doesn't really make sense that a heavily rural state like Maine is voting Dem while Ohio, with it's three metropolises, is routinely well to its right. Unlike states such as NV/CO/VA, Maine is not a state Democrats can take for granted.

[IceSpear]

Considering Janet Mills win in Maine, I'm not sure why Maine is really being discussed as an option.

Considering Bob McDonnell's far larger win in Virginia, clearly the state is not trending D.

[lfromnj]

Considering Janet Mills win in Maine, I'm not sure why Maine is really being discussed as an option.

Considering Bob McDonnell's far larger win in Virginia, clearly the state is not trending D.

BUT BRUCE " HEDGE FUND MANAGER From NYC "lost by 1 point with the help of RCV in a 95 percent white rural district. Maine is clearly trending D and you just understand.

Also how do I take a post from before and quote it into my sig. I want to quote myself saying according to atlas every state is trending D.