Comments on: mumble red state mumble https://globalspin.com/2004/11/mumble-red-state-mumble/ a glimpse into the tiny mind of Chris Radcliff Sat, 01 May 2010 03:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Rep. Mark B. Cohen https://globalspin.com/2004/11/mumble-red-state-mumble/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Wed, 29 Dec 2004 05:02:32 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/11/10/448/#comment-587 Be more optimistic about the red the states. In many of them the number of 2008 lost voters (death, migration, loss of interest) and 2008 new voters (reached age 18, became citizens, moved in, became interested in voting) will far exceed the Bush margin over Kerry in 2004.

Whether a state is red or blue may well depend on the internal balance of power within the state. For instance, the vast majority of counties in my home state of Pennsylvania voted for Bush, but the record Democratic showings in Southeast Pennsylvania (including a 400,000 Kerry VICTORY MARGIN in Philadelphia alone)was too much for the other counties to overcome.

More voters voted for Kerry than any other Democratic nominee in American history, and Kerry would have won something like 373 electoral votes if the electorate was limited to those 35 and under, as Kerry won big in the age group most likely to be around in 2008.

The Democratic Party has a future, and, with the help of diverse internet communities, it can be a very strong future.

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