DKOS: This is not Bush Country. It's blue from sea to shining sea.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/3/30/85148/1711

Maps: GOP Starts to Sour on Bush (Survey USA polls)
by dreaminonempty
Thu Mar 30, 2006 at 10:35:20 AM PDT
(This may be the coolest diary ever -- kos)

This is not Bush Country. It's blue from sea to shining sea.

Yes, that's right, you can now travel through the US from the Atlantic to the Pacific without setting foot in a state where Bush's approval tops 45%, according to the March Survey USA polls:




The Republicans are no longer fanatically approving, after the Dubai Ports World deal, repeated mention of the term `Civil War' in relation to Iraq, and, possibly, Medicare Part D. Will they like his immigration reform?

As usual, much more below, including maps by party, animations, and changes in approval by region.

dreaminonempty's diary :: ::
Bush had a bad month - down to 36% in Survey USA (predicted by 14% of you), as confirmed by every other poll. This decrease of 4 points is an unusual significant change from last month's Survey USA poll (see Political Arithmetik to learn about comparing sequential polls). Bush has had a bad year too. As Radical Russ first showed us in an animation, we've turned blue. Delaware Dem put this animation in a diary so aptly titled What More Do the Democrats Want?. Here's a different version using the same color scheme as the map above:




If you, like me, are mesmerized by watching that red fade over and over again, you might notice some regional trends. Not all places respond the same way. I lumped together a few states into regions, based on geography and statistical similarity in approval, and a little bit of hand waving (see descriptions below). The chart below shows the results:

[bryant69]

1. That's a nice map

Gives one a bit of hope.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[ourbluenation]

2. See - it IS ourbluenation. Love the map. Thx eom

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. That was something, watching the map

change. I found it interesting how the colors varied in the South-up and down, but the trend definately blue.

[mainegreen]

4. I've said this before: things generally turn blue when choked. nt

[rodeodance]

5. wonderful thanks