Red and Blue States ... opinion polling, political trends, recent developments since the last election, and the strengths or weaknesses of the candidates in play: The swing-state "map" transforms ...

The series of maps below give views of party control from various perspectives, including the predominance of Democratic mayors in the nation’s largest cities in both red and blue states.

That’s right: In the beginning, the blue political party was red, and the red ... the vote recount in Florida and handed the presidency to Bush. For weeks, the maps were ubiquitous.

There is one constant in Florida ... political cultures. None of it has altered the competitiveness of the state. Blue Florida has gotten bluer, with suburbanites moving away from the GOP; red ...

As people were more interested in the red-blue maps than ever ... Instead, it became a staple of political discourse, not just in the media but in academic circles and popular conversation ...

Florida was not a swing state in this election. Florida is a red state and stayed red in the ... They are considered "must-wins" by both mainstream political parties to secure the 270 election ...

right? Simply put, no. The designation of colors for specific parties, in this case, red for Republicans and blue for Democrats, is something that is so ingrained in the political arena it is hard ...

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