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Maps

2004:

countycartlinear.png

2008:

countycartpurple512.png

Squint really, really hard and maybe you can help me understand what John Judis is talking about when he calls this election a “radical realignment” that “is predicated on a change in political demography and geography.” See also #5 in Andy’s post. (More to come on this subject.)

[For the maps, see here. I love these!]

Posted by John Sides on November 5, 2008 08:28 PM |

Comments

I looked at the maps before I read your comments.

I was squinting really, really hard, and thinking “this fails the inter-ocular collision test.”

I want this election to be radical realignment, but I know it is not.

Posted by: c.l. ball | November 5, 2008 10:07 PM

Is it possible that people who live near the Interstate vote red? The lines here (despite their being skewed) remind me of these:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Interstate_Highways.png

Posted by: Annie-Rose | November 8, 2008 10:51 AM