Below is a question that popped into my mind after reading the following article:
http://www.latimes.com/...
Democrats have been hurt by the inability of their recent presidential candidates to wage competitive campaigns across a vast swath of the country. But the party emerged from this year's vote confident that in 2008, it can compete on a much wider playing field — especially in the West and several states on the fringe of the South.
"If you look at the results from '06, you see a lot of states that Democrats may be able to take ... if they can swing the center the way they did" this year, said Ruy Teixeira, a public opinion analyst at the liberal Center for American Progress think tank.
The article proceeds to describe impressive Democratic gains nationwide, except in the South and in particular...
Florida
What is the deal with Florida anyway?
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