Hey Dales - how about making the Bush states Red and the rat states Blue. Before 2000 it was all interchangeable but nowadays the terms "red states" and "blue states" are as much a part of the political lexicon as "bible belt" or "soccer mom." Everytime I see one of your maps it takes me a second to figure out why it seems odd, kind of like reading signs in the rear-view mirror.
He's been there, done that.
When I teasingly recommended he reverse the columns by putting Bush on the right and Kerry on the Left, he did that, too.
Besides, it's the PURPLE states that matter anyway.