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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (102960)	5/2/2005 8:49:32 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Alan, I just got home and have to cook dinner (being a very traditional blue state wife and mom). I'm sure I could find lots of statistics establishing that blacks are better off economically in blue states, but if I don't start frying some onions in the next five minutes people will start getting really unhappy. So here is one statistic I found that supports my argument: dkosopedia.com Red Blue Divide From dKosopedia, the free political encyclopedia. Overview The "Red Blue Divide" at a surface level is a reference to the customary colors on TV result maps after a Presidential election has been held. Republican wins are commonly depicted in Red, Democratic wins are commonly depicted in Blue. But, the phrase really refers to a deep cultural divide that splits America. The thesis behind the "Red Blue divide" concept is that the even political divisions found in 2000 are driven by the existence of distinct groups of Americans who hold radically different values, live in geographically distict places, and react to news and Culture differently, even when superficial comparisons (e.g. both sides of the divide have soccer moms) would suggest that they have much in common. Ironically, the Red Blue divide is a bipartisan theme. Many people on both sides of the political fence acknowledge that the divide exists and even embrace their position on one or the other side of the divide, and there is little institutional incentive to muddy the waters and end the divide. In 2004 practical politics is focused on getting out the vote in "purple" areas from the Red or Blue people in those areas, rather than on changing the debate to find common ground and thus change the political environment. Practical politics is about getting your people to the polls, more than it is about changing the hearts and minds of those who already have an opinion. Discussion of electoral basis of Red-Blue divide A Caution For Red State, Blue State Analysts One should be aware of how deeply red state, blue state statistics are intertwined with race. Many negative social statistics in red states are social statistics in which there is a large disparity between white America, and black America. The states with the highest percentage of their population that are black, as of 2002, in order, are all red states as follows (including multiracial persons who include black as one category): Mississippi 37.2% Louisiana 33.3% South Carolina 30.3% Georgia 29.2% Maryland 28.9% Alabama 26.6% North Carolina 21.8% Virginia 20.0% Red state-blue state differences in areas like high school graduation, infant mortality, income, credit ratings and more, reflect to a significant degree a large socio-economically lagging black population in red states. Red states don't deserve a free pass. Every state has an obligation to make life better for all of its citzens, and red states have done a much poorer job of this task than blue states. And, this doesn't mean that the statistics shouldn't be used. But, recognizing that red state-blue state statistics are to a significant extent a result of a persistent racial divide in the United States, and that the socio-economic well being of blacks in blue states also lags significantly, brings some important perspective to what these statistics mean.