Comments on: The Geography of the 2012 Election

By: Robert Cheeks

Robert Cheeks — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:02:29 +0000

Ten acres, one vote, and you still need I.D.!

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:30:35 +0000

Why the switch in 2000 from right-blue, left-red to GOP-red, DNC-blue?

By: Kate Pitrone

Kate Pitrone — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:12:51 +0000

I can’t afford to sell my house right now. Maybe when the market is better.

By: Northern Observer

Northern Observer — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:34:17 +0000

Ah the famous county map… what false flattery it provides to comfort the righteous among us. Why don’t you come minister in the cities where we need you?

By: James Stephens

James Stephens — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:07:17 +0000

What is the source of the map?

By: Carl Eric Scott

Carl Eric Scott — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:29:34 +0000

I think the maps that show shades of purple color us more accurately.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:12:36 +0000

If rocks and trees were given the vote, then geographical illustrations of political allegiance like the one above would mean something. Absent that, I’m not sure what the point of this is.

By: Patrick Cain

Patrick Cain — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:01:12 +0000

“But as States are a collection of individual men which ought we to respect most, the rights of the people composing them, or of the artificial beings resulting from the composition. Nothing could be more preposterous or absurd than to sacrifice the former to the latter. ”
– Alexander Hamilton

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:49:30 +0000

Mr. Marshall: Yeah, you’re totally right. That region of the country was an economic hellhole prior to the late 1960s, but thanks to the Warren Court saving it from oblivion it is now a wonderfully prosperous region exemplifying the glories of progressive, liberal policies!

Be serious, man.

Nearly all power in the nation now is vested based purely on population. That has absolutely nothing to do with how things worked for most of the first two centuries of the country.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:06:54 +0000

One acre, one vote!