From the looks of this map, Republican migh be good to look at trying to convert NYS or CA. if a massive voter turnout came through in the red areas, Republicans could win.
Yup. We're not as hopeless as most people think we are. Problem is, at least in the meantime, the 45% of the population that voted Bush here are held hostage by the 55% that voted Kerry. That and, given the garrymandered districts, that's not going to change in the near future. Even then, with all the problems the Dems are having (Perata, Shelly, Gregory, etc.), there are still things to be hopeful in this state.
Speaking of Riverside County, when I'm not at home in the kooky Bay Area, I go to school at UCR. We recently set up a Republican Club here (litterally became offical a week before the election [you could pretty much thank the adminstrators for that]) that, believe it or not, has around 40 members! Of course according to the local College newspaper, over 70% of the voting students voted for Kerry. I also read that UCR is the biggest employee in Riverside city (country, maybe not. But at least in the city it is). Funny, while the county is home to a very liberal school (students and faculty) the actual county is turning redder. What a wonderful thing.