The conservative on the NY Times op-ed page, Ross Douthat, has a column today titled, Blue State Blues. It seems like a forced argument he's making, but he states:
The red-blue contrast is often overdrawn. But it’s a sensible way to understand Obama’s summer struggles.Yeah, it's overdrawn. But, the conventional wisdom on the red-blue contrast actually needs to be redrawn. Polling from Gallup shows the reality of the GOP's struggles:
Only four states show a sizeable Republican advantage in party identification, the same number as in 2008. That compares to 29 states plus the District of Columbia with sizeable Democratic advantages, also unchanged from last year.Seems Douthat should be more worried about the incredibly small base of red states.
Here's the map from Gallup. It shouldn't inspire confidence in any GOPer:
