tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post5477870022240186210..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Quick Roundup 319Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-39877821808321580842008-04-07T11:34:00.000-06:002008-04-07T11:34:00.000-06:00The party friendlier to black Americans has also f...The party friendlier to black Americans has also flipped. Used to be the Republicans.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-56037858364612331402008-04-07T11:30:00.000-06:002008-04-07T11:30:00.000-06:00Those election maps are terrific. Everything has f...Those election maps are terrific. Everything has flipped since the post-Civil War/early 20th century. The states that used to be Democrat are now Republican and vice versa. It looks like in 1896 the Republican hoped to win with the same states the Democrats rely upon now.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-18254475048527307852008-04-07T11:26:00.000-06:002008-04-07T11:26:00.000-06:00Nah. It's just the original scheme.Nah. It's just the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#Origins_of_current_color_scheme" REL="nofollow">original</A> scheme.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-80750918703414047082008-04-07T10:14:00.000-06:002008-04-07T10:14:00.000-06:00That's a neat site, the presidential election one....That's a neat site, the presidential election one. I wonder if they flip-flopped the Red for Republicans and Blue for Democrats color convention on purpose, and if so, who got irritated by it!Jenn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849654785544313839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-50932218623104190182008-04-07T10:00:00.000-06:002008-04-07T10:00:00.000-06:00Now THAT is an interesting idea!Now THAT is an interesting idea!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-25469378259902128992008-04-07T09:28:00.000-06:002008-04-07T09:28:00.000-06:00On the topic of maps, I once stumbled on a website...On the topic of maps, I once stumbled on a website that is sort of the opposite of the Presidential election result maps you found. It would show you an electoral map of the United States and and you would have to identify which election it was. I found it both easier and harder than you might expect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com