Looks like the GOP is gaining in metro areas in the Midwest and the Dems are gaining in Florida, the Southwest and the Northeast...
1988-2000 highest Republican swing among large Metro areas:
1. Austin, TX
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Milwaukee, WI
4. San Antonio, TX
5. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
6. Houston, TX
7. Salt Lake City, UT
8. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
9. Kansas City, MO-KS
10. Oklahoma City, OK
Largest Democratic swing:
1. West Palm Beach, FL
2. Orlando, FL
3. New York City, NY
4. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5. Philadelphia, PA
6. Los Angeles, CA
7. Boston, MA
8. Las Vegas, NV
9. Chicago, IL
10. Phoenix, AZ
Prepare for a Pennsylvania Red blob in the east and more blue in the west. Poconos are taking in a lot of New Yorkers, though I'm concerned about the Lehigh Valley which is startlingly more Republican. The once GOP strong Philly suburbs are slowly eroding and voting Dem in Presidential elections.
