They're not that solid. Take California for example. Obama carried CA in 2008 without question as we knew he would. However, when you break it down, he only got 3 out of 5 votes. In my state, Texas, John McCain won with a mere 55%, so in any given room, as many people voted against him as for him. The difference between a red state and a blue state isn't nearly as pronounced as many think. Which goes a long way to explain how the nation's preeminent conservative website is based in California.
Well three out of five is 60%. In politics, we call that a landslide.
Regarding Texas: yea, that’s why I referred to our movement as “in long term decline.”