Do you find this Map interesting?

Thanks Christine. That was interesting.

Do you know this website?

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

This is the guy that predicted the race almost perfectly...He always has great analysis of the polls and the maps.

What I find interesting about these maps is that it shows how polarized a state can be. For example if you look at Texas, I think one would usually presume it's a strong Republican state. But by slicing up the state by counties, you can see that it's actually more divided than united. In fact, it's interesting to see that the blue lies along the border between Mexico and Texas. Many say that Texas may follow suit with Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. The growing hispanic vote may one day surprise the future electorate that the traditional red states may no longer be so solid red.

I think a lot of people voted for Obama. 69% of the voters are the silent majority..so it was these people who put Obama over the top

13 % of the voters were black and latino a little more then this but the end result was a landslide for Barack Obama

Stillk 56 million American voters voted for McCain and Palin

not to shabby for McCain or Palin considering the Bush legacy and the endless desert wars and the terrible economy

President Elect Barack Obama will have a tough first four or eight years

I don't know much about telling the future but I am sure the US and the

world will get over this malaise..but we all are going to have to do more

with less of everything

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In an unlikely marriage of desire to secede from the United States, two advocacy groups from opposite political traditions — New England and the South — are sitting down to talk.

Tired of foreign wars and what they consider right-wing courts, the Middlebury Institute wants liberal states like Vermont to be able to secede peacefully.

That sounds just fine to the League of the South, a conservative group that refuses to give up on Southern independence.

"We believe that an independent South, or Hawaii, Alaska, or Vermont would be better able to serve the interest of everybody, regardless of race or ethnicity," said Michael Hill of Killen, Ala., president of the League of the South.

Separated by hundreds of miles and divergent political philosophies, the Middlebury Institute and the League of the South are hosting a two-day Secessionist Convention starting Wednesday in Chattanooga.

They expect to attract supporters from California, Alaska and Hawaii, inviting anyone who wants to dissolve the Union so states can save themselves from an overbearing federal government.

If allowed to go their own way, New Englanders "probably would allow abortion and have gun control," Hill said, while Southerners "would probably crack down on illegal immigration harder than it is being now."

The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly prohibit secession, but few people think it is politically viable.

Vermont, one of the nation's most liberal states, has become a hotbed for liberal secessionists, a fringe movement that gained new traction because of the Iraq war, rising oil prices and the formation of several pro-secession groups.

Thomas Naylor, the founder of one of those groups, the Second Vermont Republic, said the friendly relationship with the League of the South doesn't mean everyone shares all the same beliefs.

In a lot of that "red" area you could walk for days without seeing another person. How many votes per square mile is that? Almost 20% of the population live in one state.

A LOT of that red is in thinly-populated counties. When you consider that only about 17% of Americans live in rural areas, the map makes a lot more sense.

Yes...that is interesting. Apparently the people living in the big cities have felt the brunt of the Bush policies and they are the ones who voted for Obama. I live in a red state and we are one of the few states supposedly doing well. Sad to say though...I think a lot voted for McCain because they were afraid Obama would take away their guns (a lot survive by hunting) and could not get past the lie that he is a Muslim.

I am so thankful for those "pockets of blue" on that map. I don't think our country would have survived 4 more years of Bush policies. Clearly neither McCain or Palin have a clue.

Thanks for sharing...it is awesome!

Nice map. If things keep going the way they have been, we are probably in for another civil war with the govt. trying to control everything. Would not be surprised if we had one. We are no longer a free country.

Because Obama only cheated in the States, with the most electoral votes. To bad he wasted his time, and money. The Electoral College won't be giving him their votes, on December 15,2008.

Dense populations (aside from Wisconsin) tend to vote Democrat, it seems.

I'm not surprised. McCain did better with rural voters, i.e. wide open areas with few people. Obama did better with urban voters, i.e. lots of people packed into relatively small areas.