[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

It doesn't look too divided to me!

This is correct.

Even California, New York and Illinois are mostly conservative, Republican and Red. The entire nation is not divided. It is nearly unanimous from a land mass standpoint. The densely populated, cockroach infested inner cities and the weight they carry in votes gives the false impression "the nation is divided".

What is divided is the brains of the extremists in the Blue states.

This is why the Electoral College must not be messed with.

[Iwo Jima]

I think that we are a divided nation, but it is not 50-50, it's more liked 80-20 or 67-33. However, the minority has its people strategically placed in positions of power and influence. They are far more likely to earn their living in some way that furthers their political goals. The majority just works for a living and raises families and pays occasional attention to politics.

There are two Americas - it's just not split along the lines that Edwards said.