2006-10-18 21:21:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I think it is misleading. Every state is a diverse mix and do not conform to this simple logic. but it shows the power of Electoral College. It is not really the government that makes this distinction publicly, but rather the media. I think it hurts the process as a whole. I will give you an example. I live in Texas (red state). In the 04 election it was a foregone conclusion that Mr. Bush would win the state. Consequently campaigning at the presidential level was so light here that if you didn't watch the National News you almost would not have known that Mr. Kerry even existed. This process is nothing new though, just look back to the old Democrat term Fly Over State which was used to describe their opinion of how useless most of Midwest states were to them. The solution to this problem is to abolish the Electoral College. It has outlived it's usefulness. How many people's votes are actually being disenfranchised by this process, especially in states like California and New York with huge population centers where one city can swing the vote for the entire state? Make the election meaningful, make it popular vote only.
2006-10-18 21:32:16 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it's meaningful for those of us who like to analyze election results but maybe not for those who aren't interested. The whole red state/ blue state thing is just a game. And most of the time the state's color doesn't change (Gerrymandered districts, re-election of almost all incumbents) so it's just crap.
2006-10-18 21:26:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but it is interesting that almost all of the red states average IQ was lower than Bush's 91, while all of the blue states had higher average IQ's! Maybe that means something, maybe it doesn't!
I have never really understood why anyone who is 2 paychecks from poverty can ever vote Republican!
4% of the people own over 90% of the wealth and there is not 1 of you in that category
2006-10-18 21:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not really. There are plenty of Republicans in Washington State, although it's considered a "blue" state. There are plenty of Democrats in South Carolina, and it's considered a "red" state.
Looks like cantcu still believes that ridiculous Lovenstein "IQ test", which was proven FALSE. It's on snopes.com.
2006-10-18 21:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By "Red and Blue", are you referring to THIS!?...
http://www.gnn.tv/threads/9229/FEMA_DEATHCAMPS_AND_THE_RED_AND_BLUE_LIST_UNDER_MARTIAL_LAW
http://www.global-conspiracies.com/fema_concentration_camps.htm
http://www.thepowerhour.com/news2/ftct.htm
2006-10-19 07:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋