Baby Blues
on Tapped:
“Complicating the picture, though, Bush has also pumped up his support in some of the red states over what he received in 2000. For example, in Alabama in 2000, Bush won by 14 percentage points. Today, he’s got a 24 percent advantage there – but the trend here is going down, not up, from a 37 point advantage immediately following the RNC. In Louisiana, the latest polls had Bush up by 8, 15, and 18 percent, compared to his 8 percent win in 2000. In Tennessee, Bush is up by 22, having bested Gore by only 4 percent in Gore’s home state in 2000.”
“But if ever there were a reason for blue-state voters to remember that their votes count, too, this is it. Democratic voters in blue states can still give their Congressional representatives a gift by turning out in droves and denying Bush the popular vote on November 2. Because if Bush wins the electoral college and the popular vote, things will be even worse for the Democrats than they are now. And if Kerry wins the electoral college but loses the popular vote, a possibility some Democratic strategists fear, it will be that much harder for him to govern and unite this highly divided country. “
