Red state Democrats and blue state Republicans: States that can elect either way

[SInNYC]

There is no state locked in as D (unless DC counts). NY, CA, MD, MA, VT, and IL have all voted for Republican governors in recent years. Democratic states that are less diverse tend to be purplish or at least purplish and thus possible for Rs to win.

The converse isn't true. Its hard to see AL, MS or even TX voting for a D at the state level - even somebody who liked to pickup teenage girls essentially tied.