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To: i-node who wrote (433844)	11/8/2008 1:27:09 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573682

both Obama's still say a lot without saying anything no plan, no steps, just the usual nebulous platitudes... look at his radio address today... cnn.com the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime, and we must act swiftly to resolve them." restoring the nation's economic equilibrium will be a major priority of his administration. I'm going to confront this economic crisis head-on by taking all necessary steps to ease the credit crisis, help hard-working families and restore growth and prosperity," Nothing....

To: i-node who wrote (433844)	11/8/2008 2:46:07 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1573682

Only 4 states showed an increase of GOP voters in this election vs 2004.....TN, LA,AK, and you guessed it, Arkansas. And of those 4 states only one state showed an increase in the double digits........yup, you guessed it......Arkansas. In case you wondered why Arkansas is so poor........ Toward a Blue America, progress report 2008 by kos Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 12:25:03 PM PST How did Obama perform compared to 2004? Let's look at Obama's margin gains: AL: D+4 AK: R+5 AZ: D+2 AR: R+11 CA: D+14 CO: D+12 CT: D+11 DE: D+16 DC: D+6 FL : D+8 GA: D+12 HI: D+36 ID: D+12 IL: D+14 IN: D+22 IA: D+10 KS: D+9 KY: D+4 LA: R+4 ME: D+9 MD: D+10 MA: D+1 MI: D+13 MN: D+7 MS: D+6 MO: D+7 MT: D+17 NE: D+17 NV: D+14 NH: D+8 NJ: D+8 NM: D+16 NY: D+7 NC: D+12 ND: D+20 OH: D+6 OK: Even OR: D+11 PA: D+8 RI: D+7 SC: D+8 SD: D+14 TN: R+1 TX: D+11 UT: D+17 VT: D+15 VA: D+13 WA: D+10 WV: Even WI: D+13 WY: D+8 Only four states showed Republican gains, and one of them wouldn't have if their governor hadn't been on the ticket. The Appalachian states, as expected, underperformed the rest of the country. Arkansas was the best gainer for Republicans. An impressive 26 states -- over half -- sported double-digit gains over 2004. Indiana was the biggest gainer at +22, followed by North Dakota at +20. Western states were particularly fertile: North Dakota (+20), Montana (+17), Nebraska (+17), Utah (+17), New Mexico (+16), California (+14), Nevada (+14), Colorado (+12), Idaho (+12), Oregon (+11), Washington (+10). Arizona had McCain's "favorite son" status to prop up his numbers. Wyoming (+8), was the only western state not to reach double-digit gains. The Democrats' western strategy is in full force. And sure, Idaho and Utah may be a long way from being truly competitive at the presidential level, but this is how we build a long-term movement -- by making incremental gains year over year. (Hey, that's a chapter in Taking on the System!) dailykos.com