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It's not really correct to associate the views of a population with the views their elected officials represent. For one thing, for at least the last 6 years, "red" and "blue" have only been separated by a handful of votes in many states. Additionally, sometimes (granted, rarely) elected representitives win with less than a majority. Lastly, sometimes there are one-issue voters who may agree with their elected representative on the one important issue might not be in alignment on anything else. [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 19:59, 23 July 2007 (EDT) | It's not really correct to associate the views of a population with the views their elected officials represent. For one thing, for at least the last 6 years, "red" and "blue" have only been separated by a handful of votes in many states. Additionally, sometimes (granted, rarely) elected representitives win with less than a majority. Lastly, sometimes there are one-issue voters who may agree with their elected representative on the one important issue might not be in alignment on anything else. [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 19:59, 23 July 2007 (EDT) | ||
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| + | I am about to tag this article as having a liberal point of view. It comes across as cheerleading for the blue states, and we should cite information to rebut the pro-blue-state bias. [[User:DavidE|DavidE]] 13:17, 14 August 2007 (EDT) | ||
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Supportive of communism? Give me a break. Bomber23k
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It's not really correct to associate the views of a population with the views their elected officials represent. For one thing, for at least the last 6 years, "red" and "blue" have only been separated by a handful of votes in many states. Additionally, sometimes (granted, rarely) elected representitives win with less than a majority. Lastly, sometimes there are one-issue voters who may agree with their elected representative on the one important issue might not be in alignment on anything else. Jazzman831 19:59, 23 July 2007 (EDT)
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I am about to tag this article as having a liberal point of view. It comes across as cheerleading for the blue states, and we should cite information to rebut the pro-blue-state bias. DavidE 13:17, 14 August 2007 (EDT)