Originally Posted by ken foree
well, that election for senator was in ny which has nyc to help carry the liberal vote; upstate ny is hardcore right-wing but not as hardcore as the rest of the midwest/southern states. hilary would be a red flag to a bull, a mistake in my estimation. but what do i know!
your point is correct in a practical sense; that the dems don't need to worry about the states they'll never win, and that they should focus their energy on the battleground states, e.g. ohio/florida/penn. but then again, it doesn't help the nation as a whole if one side feels (even delusionally) disenfranchised. i think that's why dean came out last week and suggested the dems reach out to pro-lifers. it's, as has been mentioned ad-nauseum, a bit f*ckin polarized over here.