[AC1]

The only part of this map I don't like is that it takes separate parts of the country and makes them one region. What does Wyoming or Utah have in common with Maine? Maine is much more liberal.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Not the whole state of Maine, just a part of it. The Sagebrush region is supposedly a more libertarian region, and a region less tied to political parties. That part of Maine is probably that way-- based on how it voted for Nader and Perot and Angus King.

[Atlas Sneezed]

The only part of this map I don't like is that it takes separate parts of the country and makes them one region. What does Wyoming or Utah have in common with Maine? Maine is much more liberal.

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The assumption is that a candidate that appeals to people in one part of the region will appeal to those in the remote portion of the same region. Similarity in political philosophy/culture.