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red state stories: 16 news summaries

 Daughter Liz 
 Revives the 
 Cheney Brand  

She carries on dad's national security message, and her fan base is growing

Sep 28, 09 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Sarah Palin and Megan McCain—the GOP’s newest rising star is Liz Cheney, “our favorite vice president’s daughter,” as she was touted at a recent conservative gathering. Cheney—an outspoken proponent of “enhanced interrogation” who has said “waterboarding isn’t torture”—... More »

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national security • Dick Cheney • torture • GOP • conservative • waterboarding • right wingers • red state • Liz Cheney • conservative movement

(Newser) - Last night’s American Idol was more than just a reality-show finale: It was a symbolic victory of the religious right over the liberal left; red states over blue states. At least according to two bloggers. “For a theory about how Kris Allen pulled an upset over the wildly... More »

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religious right • entertainment • American Idol • conservative • celebrity • blogger • red state • liberal • blue states • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert

analysis

 Blue States Dominate, 
 and Purple Gains Ground 

Dramatic shift in electorate favors liberals: poll

Jan 29, 09 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Blue states are far bluer than red states are red, says a new Gallup poll. Party registrations favor Democrats—they lead by 10 or more percentage points in 29 states and the DC, compared to four states where Republicans dominate—suggesting that Dems can expand on ther gains they made... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • partisanship • Utah • Rhode Island • electorate • red state • blue states • Election 2008 • Gallup poll • swing states • party politics

Even Red States Fresh Out of Inauguration Tickets

Try eBay, pal

Nov 24, 08 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Looking for a ticket to Barack Obama’s inauguration? Ex-San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown had some advice recently: Ask a Republican friend in a red state. “I mean, how many people from Oklahoma think this is the nation’s biggest historical moment?” he mused. Think again, Willie—congressional offices... More »

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Barack Obama • inauguration • red state • President Obama • Inauguration Day

RED STATE TALLY

 IN THE MCCAIN COLUMN... 


Nov 4, 08 9:37 PM CST
(Newser) - In the race to 270, John McCain came up short, but turned a chunk of the map red, kicking things off by scoring 8 electoral votes in Kentucky and winning much on the South. Here's what the McCain/Palin ticket took:
  • Kentucky (8)
  • South Carolina (8)
  • Oklahoma (7)
  • Tennessee (11)
... More »

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John McCain • Republican Party • Election Day • red state • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • electoral votes

ANALYSIS

As Mac Defends Turf, Obama Preps Closing Argument

Dem will hit post-election themes in speech today; McCain focused on Bush territory

Oct 27, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is closing out the campaign fighting for Republican ground, the New York Times reports, with the Democrat aiming to seal the deal by giving still-unsold voters a final chance to size him up. His final message will hit broader, less partisan themes, and his strategy is forcing John... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • red state • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

Dems Wield Cash in Battle for Southern Senate Seats

Unseating McConnell, Dole, others possible with funds high, GOP popularity low

Oct 17, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - With a huge fund-raising edge allowing for wide advertising blitzes, Democrats are pushing hard for Senate seats in red states even recently thought unwinnable, Alexander Bolton writes in the Hill. In North Carolina, Dems see a chance to unseat Elizabeth Dole; in Georgia, Saxby Chambliss; in Mississippi, Roger Wicker; and... More »

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Congress • advertising • Senate Democrats • Mitch McConnell • Senate Republicans • Elizabeth Dole • Senate race • Roger Wicker • red state • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

 Obama Eyes Omaha 
 to Split Neb. Votes 

Campaign wants to pick up just one of Nebraska's electoral votes

Oct 6, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forty-eight of 50 states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, but Nebraska, divvies up electoral votes by congressional district—and the Obama campaign sees an opening, reports the Washington Post. By concentrating just on the Omaha area, the Democrats are trying to pick up a single electoral vote in... More »

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Barack Obama • electoral college • Omaha • Nebraska • red state • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • electoral votes

ANALYSIS

Election May Come Down to Same Ol' States

Focus back on Ohio, Fla., Penn., Mich., despite Obama plans

Sep 15, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the final 50 days, the biggest change in Barack Obama's camp is a return to old political strategy, the Washington Post reports. Partly because Sarah Palin's selection has solidified red/blue divisions of past years, Obama is targeting the same swing states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Florida—that determined the past... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • red state • Barack Obama supporters • McCain 2008 • blue states • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

 Purple Voters 
 Shade Right: Study 

Swing group in swing states on conservative side of middle of the road

Sep 15, 08 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A study by a marketing firm finds that swing voters tend to be older and lean conservative, reports Advertising Age. The study broke down the US into red, blue, and purple states; within each, researchers used marketing tools to examine voter characteristics. They found that “purple states” are those... More »

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swing voters • red state • blue states • purple state

(Newser) - Buoyed by recent Democratic gains in Virginia and President Bush's unpopularity, Barack Obama is taking aim at the once reliably red stronghold, the Washington Post reports. John McCain’s campaign is optimistic that he will carry the state, which Bush won twice by wide margins, but a top adviser... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Virginia • red state • campaigning • Election 2008 • swing states

OPINION

50-State Strategy Could
Heal Red/Blue Divide

Why the candidates are doing the right thing

Jul 5, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain each hope to widen the playing field this November, and that could be a good thing for the country, writes Ronald Brownstein for the National Journal. Part of the reason America is so partisan is because it’s politically balkanized. In 2000 and 2004, both... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • partisanship • red state • blue states • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

 Obama Aims
 Blue Paintbrush
 at Red States 

Campaign turns to Clinton supporters in new hirings

Jun 8, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign will hit GOP-dominated states as the candidate looks toward November, starting tomorrow with North Carolina, the New York Times reports. Obama hopes he can turn those states blue with the help of get-out-the-vote operations launched during the primaries—and aims to use his financial heft to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Alaska • Montana • Georgia • North Carolina • Missouri • Patti Solis Doyle • political advertising • campaign trail • red state • blue states

Turning Red States Blue a Tall Order for Obama

Primary voters a far cry from general election pool in some states

Feb 24, 08 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's sweep of red state primaries has won converts to Obama's claim that he can redraw the political map in November and take states that Democrats have long written off as hopelessly red. Not so fast, warns the Washington Post—Dem primary voters do not reflect the general election... More »

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Barack Obama • Nebraska • Kansas • Idaho • Republican voters • Mississippi • red state • blue states • Election 2008

Potential Bellwether Va. Shades From Red to Blue

Longtime GOP state among moderates flirting with Democrats

Feb 11, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Virginia will have its critical primary moment tomorrow, but the state may play an even bigger role in November—that of a red state turning blue, reports the Wall Street Journal. The former Confederate seat has voted Republican in every election but one since 1952, but lately has elected... More »

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immigration • Virginia • Democratic nomination • red state • Potomac Primary • the suburban vote • suburban sprawl • blue states

Obama Gains Traction With Dems in Red States

Hillary would have uphill battle where they come from, elected officials say

Jan 15, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is better suited than Hillary Clinton to carry red states, say Democratic officeholders in traditionally Republican-friendly locales. It’s no coincidence that Obama recently picked up major endorsements in Arizona, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota, Politico reports. Democrats who’ve overcome partisan odds say they think Obama’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Claire McCaskill • Democratic presidential candidates • electability • endorsement • Janet Napolitano • red state

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