The Electoral Map

New York’s presence once loomed so large over America that it crowned itself the Empire State. Today, New York has fallen behind California and Texas in population and is in danger of dropping behind Florida. As its influence ebbs, the Empire State is losing electoral clout as an unprecedented rate.
According to Census Bureau estimates [...]

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Folks,
Like the voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, The Electoral Map is taking some time off from politics next week to enjoy Christmas.
I’ll be on Vieques, an unspoiled and little-known island off of Puerto Rico and the southernmost point of the Bermuda Triangle.  I will be back to post on December 28 just as things [...]

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The Iowa caucuses are rapidly approaching and it’s time to turn our attention to the Hawkeye State electoral map. I’m using two great features to follow where the candidates are traveling and where we can predict they’ll do well.
The first feature is Slate’s “Map the Candidates” page, which I’ve mentioned on this blog before. [...]

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Inspired by the innovative and informative “Map the Candidates,” Slate’s chief political correspondent John Dickerson brings us “Map the Correspondent.” Dickerson submits updates to Twitter, which are then applied to Google Maps. Readers can follow Dickerson’s travels on the campaign trail:

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The 2008 election could be won or lost on the Catholic vote. There are nearly 70 million Catholics in the United States, according to Mark Penn’s estimates in “Microtrends,” and most of them reside in crucial swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and the Southwest.
More importantly, they have a track record of [...]

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The Dem campaigns are spending a lot of time talking about about red states, blue states and purple states. Consider these three quotes from the frontrunning campaigns:

Former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.): “When it comes to purple states and red states, and when it comes to blue states, Barack Obama has that crossover appeal that [...]

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December 11 is an important day in Virginia history.
On this day in 1862, Union forces slipped across the Rappahannock River and torched Fredericksburg. Two days later, they tried to take the heavily fortified Marye’s Heights south of the town and were mowed down in what became one of the most lopsided Confederate victories of [...]

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The New York Sun suggests Mayor Michael Bloomberg could tally a whopping 312 electoral votes — landslide territory.
“States rich in electoral votes, such as New York, California, and Florida, could be Mayor Bloomberg’s for the taking if he jumps into the presidential race next year as an independent candidate, political professionals say.“Mr. Bloomberg, a billionaire [...]

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The L. A. Times reports that the GOP initiative to distribute California’s electoral votes by congressional district won’t make the June, 2008 ballot.
“A proposed initiative that drew national attention for its potential to affect next year’s presidential election will not appear on the June ballot, organizers said Thursday.
“Republican backers of the measure, which could have [...]

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John Edwards vowed that he would visit all 99 counties in Iowa before the caucuses were over. Thanks to Politico’s new feature “Tracking the Candidates,” we’ll know whether or not he — or any other candidate — hits that mark.
As part of their “Iowa Ground Game” special report, Politico’s launched a feature that allows [...]

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