Oh, fer chrissake.
Yeah, this is supposed to be Obamao's base.
I suppose it would be rude to point out that he already won every single mid-Atlantic state in 2008 and lost only two in the southwest: Utah, where he has a snowball's chance in hell and Arizona, where his prospects are only slightly better.
Maybe the New Republic should explain exactly how he is supposed to improve his showing here to off-set probable losses elsewhere.