I'd like to agree, but I believe that Kerry carried (haha) Alachua County this year. It's a blue county.
3 months ago when I was down there I saw nothing but Bush Cheney stickers and signs. I saw but 4 Kerry stickers. Those are my old stomping grounds.
The last time a Republican carried Alachua county was in 1988--and just barely in that year (749-vote margin). Reagan carried it more easily in 1984 (4031-vote margin). In 2000 Gore carried the county by 47,380 votes to 34,135.