You're right Bob, you can't compare CA and TX. However, you're the one who invited the comparison with the very title of your very own vanity. There is no one to blame for the comparison here, but you Bob. You're the one that drug Texans and Floridians into it.
As for me. I've long known what nonsense the entire blue state / red state thing is. The difference between the average blue state and the average red state is less than 5% of votes cast. It's a dirty little secret that no one wants to talk about, but every red state is a hair's breadth away from becoming a blue state and vice versa.
However, that kind of realism doesn't make for seemingly impactful graphics or sweeping declarations. I'm still waiting on the map posters to realize that the blue areas on the blue and red map is almost enough to elect a president. I'm waiting for someone to realize that that praire dogs don't vote, and the seemingly overwhelmingly blue/red map, isn't nearly as overwhelming as it looks.