[IP] forget Red State / Blue State
Begin forwarded message:
From: Barry Ritholtz <ritholtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 6, 2004 6:55:57 AM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: forget Red State / Blue State
Hi Dave,
I find the Red State / Blue State dichotomy really misleading.
So I gathered a series of maps of the U.S. post-election (We've gone
Map Crazy!)
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2004/11/weve_gone_map_c.html
(mirror: http://www.bopnews.com/archives/002317.html#2317)
Its a collection of 11 graphic representations of the election's
outcome -- far beyond the misleading Red / Blue -- most are thought
provoking (a few are humorous):
Proportional Electoral Map
(this one is my favorite -- because land doesn't vote, people do)
Popular Vote, Population Density
similar idea
Red & Blue World
You know how the States voted; Here's how the World did
Purple America
a sentimental favorite
The Kids Are Alright
How the Youth of America voted . . .
2000 vs 2004 County by County Election Results
Where did their votes come from?
an interesting 3D comparison
Electoral College Over Represents Rural Areas
no kidding?
which leads to the very sad:
Voting: Free versus Slave States
Look how far we’ve come as a country
New America redistricted
DeLay loves redistricting, so . . .
and just for laughs, Jesusland
guaranteed to offend someone
I;m sure IP readers will find something interesting to chew over with
at least a few of these . . .
Cheers,
Barry L. Ritholtz
Chief Market Strategist
Maxim Group
britholtz@xxxxxxxxxxxx
(212) 895-3614
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