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Unread 02-17-2017, 01:40 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by sheepherder View Post
...but what is a 'Red State'??? Does that refer to last presidential election???
Yes, Rich, and even before that. It's the term applied to states that tip Republican. The "winner take all" system is inherently unfair, as are the gerrymandered electoral college and district setups. Actually, the U.S. is better represented in terms of violet and lavender when describing electorates. The "Red" and "Blue"nomenclature is over-simplified, indeed, and caters to those who see things only in dichotomous terms.

Check out the film Red State. It is full of gratuitous violence, a'la writer/director Kevin Smith, stars John Goodman and Michael Parks, and has an ending which is hilarious!
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