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11/4/2004
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Are the majority of voters wrong? Are the majority of people in the United States under some mass delusion about the direction of the nation under Bush? This is apparently what Democrats believe. Of course, not all. Some are moderates, and some are dead-set in their idea that everyone else is wrong, blind, and missing the obvious. Could it be so?
Take a look at this graphic. 2004 Election Results by District.
In my opinion there are two very important features shown on this graphic. First, it shows in greater detail exactly where those democratic votes originated from. You could analyze those locations further and attempt to show education, population, and income factors for those areas. However, more importantly, it shows that almost half of the voting public live in those tiny little blue spots. Wow! Of course we knew this, but I believe this graphic really brings it home.
Why are there so many concentrations of densely populated areas viewing the world in a completely different light? What makes those areas take such a radically different view?
This being an opinion article, I shall share my views. With the hopes that the democratic reader will understand why the larger part of the nation, the red areas, feel the way they do.
Bush has done an excellent job in the white house. There are so many important issues we face at this time. Standing for one candidate because of their opinions on one subject or issue is extremely ignorant.
More importantly; Bush has done an excellent job on the fight against terrorism. I could not imagine having Kerry in the office and watching him seek to build a relationship with the criminals in the UN. Bush has done an excellent job in education. Which in my opinion can do far greater work toward any minority issues than anything else. Bush has done an excellent job in the economy. After being faced with the verge of another stock market crash following the country's worst terrorist attacks, Bush's tax cuts swiftly turned it around, including the most impressive job market growth in decades.
The other side of the fence sees only deception and radical failures by the current incumbent and his office. They believe we should not have gone to war, we should not have moved without backing from the UN. They are certain they feel misrepresented socially, locally, and globally. They feel lied to, betrayed and have little hope for the nations financial future.
This difference brings me back to my premise; Why are those densely populated areas vastly and staunchly oriented to an extreme difference of opinion? If we were talking about a quarter of the population, we could assume special interest and single-issue-activists were involved. However, we are talking about nearly 48% of the voting country. Yes, forty-eight percent of the voting public live in those tiny, hard to see, blue spots. Wow. With such a staggering realization, you must conclude population has something to do with this divide.
Consider my premise on a smaller scale. Look at Florida. This is a microcosm of my point. While florida did vote republican by majority, it was only by about 130k votes. That being said, look at the blue spots on Florida. Wow. 47% of the voting public live in those blue spots, and have enormously varied opinions. It's mind boggling.
Thanks for reading. Feel free to post your comments on this site. Bash me, beat me, but don't mess with my hair.
-VegasHo
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