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2016 Postmortem

geckosfeet

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9. Interesting - heres a link with state by state population densities and populations.

Reply to CBHagman (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:25 PM

Nov 2012

Guess where all the red states are....

States Ranked by Size & Population

Anyone with one eye and two functioning brain cells can see that the "big red area" nonsense is a load of BS.

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2 arguments I have heard... [View all] dem1977 Nov 2012 OP

The population of all those red states put together is about 50% (guess) of all the blue states. geckosfeet Nov 2012 #1

For example, the five boroughs of New York contain about twice as many people... CBHagman Nov 2012 #4

Interesting - heres a link with state by state population densities and populations. geckosfeet Nov 2012 #9

2 counter-arguments: Mister Ed Nov 2012 #2

2)- pure awesomeness!! kalli007 Nov 2012 #11

Both arguments are made by people who don't really understand what just happened. CBHagman Nov 2012 #3

Very silly argument union_maid Nov 2012 #5

"get over it." unblock Nov 2012 #6

In the first place, more people voted overall Still Sensible Nov 2012 #7

Okay matt819 Nov 2012 #8

Dirt doesn't vote Mz Pip Nov 2012 #10

Well as far as all the red on the map.... IowaGuy Nov 2012 #12

he won PA with only twelve of 67 counties. pasto76 Nov 2012 #13

Actually #1 is about Bush. Kerry had 59,028,444 votes - more than Romney will hit. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #14

Acres don't vote. People do. Mr.Bill Nov 2012 #15