Friday, November 05, 2004
POST-ELECTION MAPS
of red states vs. blue states and red countries vs. blue countries abound. Here's an amusing twist:
Divided North America?
Just in case anyone might misinterpret the above as an indication of a belief that those who voted for Kerry are un-American or un-patriotic (or whatever), let me in no uncertain terms avow that I do NOT believe this. The map below is a much better indicator of the reality: Americans across the country voted for their preferred candidate alongside other Americans who preferred the other guy. Nothing could be more American.
closer to the reality
UPDATE: Perhaps this map will better convey they point I was trying to make with the above map. The winner take all system we have obscures the fact that there are many blue staters in red states and vice versa.
Purple states
Divided North America?
Just in case anyone might misinterpret the above as an indication of a belief that those who voted for Kerry are un-American or un-patriotic (or whatever), let me in no uncertain terms avow that I do NOT believe this. The map below is a much better indicator of the reality: Americans across the country voted for their preferred candidate alongside other Americans who preferred the other guy. Nothing could be more American.
closer to the reality
UPDATE: Perhaps this map will better convey they point I was trying to make with the above map. The winner take all system we have obscures the fact that there are many blue staters in red states and vice versa.
Purple states
