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NEWS ABOUT: blue states

blue states stories: 11 news summaries

Red Sox Hero Schilling Won't Nix Run for Kennedy Seat

Retired pitcher has been vocal Republican supporter in recent elections

Sep 2, 09 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Curt Schilling, the volubly Republican All-Star pitcher who helped the Boston Red Sox end their 86-year World Series drought, has “been contacted” about a run to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, he tells NECN. “I do have some interest in the possibility,” Schilling, 42, writes on... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Curt Schilling • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • blue states • Senate seat • Republicans

(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

BLUE STATE TALLY

 IN THE OBAMA COLUMN...  


Nov 4, 08 10:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama started his push to 270 with few surprises, taking Vermont—and then most of New England, including major wins in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. Here's a rundown on the state the Obama/Biden ticket clinched on its road to victory:
  • Vermont (3)
  • Massachusetts (12)
  • Delaware (3)
  • DC (3)
... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Election Day • Democratic Party • blue states • Election 2008

Dire Economy Boosts Obama in Swing States 

GOP has hard time making case to worried voters for 4 more years

Oct 5, 08 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - As voters turn green over the shaky economy, the electoral map is turning blue, according to a New York Times tally. Barack Obama is hitting hard in nine states that George Bush took in 2004 and weren’t expected to be tossups this close to November—forcing John McCain to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • blue states • Election 2008 • economy • swing states • financial crisis

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

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

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