"In politics we learn the most from those who disagree with us..."

"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived, and dishonest; but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy



Purple Nation? What's that? Good question.

Neither Red nor Blue. In other words, not knee-jerk liberal Democrat or jerk Republican. But certainly not some foggy third way either.

In recent years partisan politics in America has become superimposed on cultural identity and life style choices. You know - whether you go to church or not, or whether you drive a Volvo or a pickup, or where you live. This promotes a false political consciousness that we hope to remedy here.

There are both myths and truths to this Red-Blue dichotomy and we'd like to distinguish between the two. So, please, read on, join the discussion, contribute your point of view.

Diversity of opinion is encouraged...

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Comprehensive Election Analysis

Jay Cost and Sean Trende of RealClearPolitics posted the first installment of their 2008 election analysis today. You can find it here and it's pretty accurate in its interpretation. Their manipulation of the data cuts through most of the nonsense promoted by the media.

In short, there is still a significant urban-rural red-blue divide and Obama benefited mostly from the racial vote, both black and white. Thus, there is probably no real ideological shift within the electorate and Obama's fate will probably rest on the economy and any national security surprises. This is consistent with my own findings.
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