The mainstream GOP is now firing on Newt with both barrels.
Could it be because they understand this?
http://i.usatoday.net/news/TheOval/National-Journal-1-16-2009.pdf
State by state, election by election, Democrats since 1992 have methodically
constructed the partyâs largest and most durable Electoral College base in
more than half a century. Call it the blue wall.
after Barack obamaâs sweeping victory in November, 18 states
the District of Columbia have now voted for the Democratic nominee
in at least the past five presidential elections. the last time Democrats won that
many states so consistently was from 1932 to 1948, when Franklin roosevelt
and Harry truman won 22 states in five consecutive
presidential races.
together, D.C. and these 18 contemporary Demo_
cratic strongholdsârunning up the East Coast
from Maryland through Maine, through the upper
Midwest, and down along the Pacific Coastâare worth
a combined 248 Electoral College votes. thatâs more
than 90 percent of the 270 votes required to win the
presidency. although republicans have come close to
capturing some of these states since the Democratic
streak began in 1992, particularly when President
Bush won re_election in 2004, the Democratic hold
Could it be because they understand this?
http://i.usatoday.net/news/TheOval/National-Journal-1-16-2009.pdf
State by state, election by election, Democrats since 1992 have methodically
constructed the partyâs largest and most durable Electoral College base in
more than half a century. Call it the blue wall.
after Barack obamaâs sweeping victory in November, 18 states
the District of Columbia have now voted for the Democratic nominee
in at least the past five presidential elections. the last time Democrats won that
many states so consistently was from 1932 to 1948, when Franklin roosevelt
and Harry truman won 22 states in five consecutive
presidential races.
together, D.C. and these 18 contemporary Demo_
cratic strongholdsârunning up the East Coast
from Maryland through Maine, through the upper
Midwest, and down along the Pacific Coastâare worth
a combined 248 Electoral College votes. thatâs more
than 90 percent of the 270 votes required to win the
presidency. although republicans have come close to
capturing some of these states since the Democratic
streak began in 1992, particularly when President
Bush won re_election in 2004, the Democratic hold