Electoral Math
Reality-BasedTM Political Numbers from Nicholas Beaudrot
My Life is Now Complete | Home | Why Does George W. Bush Hate Cattle Ranchers?
You may have already seen my post on Ezra's, but I am so intrigued by my handywork that I thought I'd show it here.
Here's a map of Mark Warner's performance in 2001:
And here's one of Tim Kaine's in 2005
Leaving us with this map of the change in Democratic performance:
Kaine's major success was his improvement in suburban and exurban DC, as well as the Norfolk/Newport News/Virginia Beach area. If he can recapture just half of Mark Warner's strength in Southwest Virginia, Democrats will run the state for a long, long, time.
| | technorati