Reply #30: I think you need to read this article from LA Times

[Eurobabe]

What is IT about Obama?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama24dec24,0,1258135.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Here's a nice little excerpt for you regarding the red-purple argument:

Go west to DuPage County, one of the most Republican in the nation, and you'll find a GOP county chairman, state Sen. Kirk W. Dillard, who relishes the opportunity to accompany Obama whenever he comes to town. "My constituency is enamored of him," Dillard said. That Obama registered approval ratings in DuPage above 60% in this fall's campaign season is an obvious reason to get next to him — but Dillard has been on the Obama bandwagon for years.