[Liz]

The Republican midterm sweep left 1-2 slivers of coastal territory and splotches of interior to Dems. From the looks of the map, Democrats control votes in inner city gangland strongholds, sleazy Hollywood motels, landfills, Indian reservations, pineapple plantations, Boston beaneries, coastal clam shacks and surf shops.

What the Republican takeover looks like as of midnight 11/5---Alaska is Repub, LA went Repub Dec 6. (Map courtesy of http://www.nationaljournal.com)

FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA A sweet irony---the "party of the people" lacerated, and dumped, by "the people."

[SamAdams76]

If you are surrounded by graffiti, payday loan mills, check-cashing joints, low-end fast food places, and overpriced convenience stores and gas stations where the cashiers conduct transactions through an iron grate, and where most people speak broken English at best, you know you are in a Democrat area.

Of course, the Democrat elites don't live anywhere near those areas. They live in tony suburbs with gated communities and upscale shopping and restaurants. They depend upon the urban poor for their votes and have no interest in improving their lot out of fear they might start seeing the conservative point of view, should they start acquiring wealth and success.

[Theodore R.]

Even though there is little blue on the map, they have formed a seemingly permanent lock on the electoral college.