Read more red state stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20838/red-state.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:17:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70439/daughter-liz-revives-the-cheney-brand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over, Sarah Palin and Megan McCain—the GOP’s newest rising star is Liz Cheney, “our favorite vice president’s daughter,” as she was touted at a recent conservative gathering. Cheney—an outspoken proponent of “enhanced interrogation” who has said “waterboarding isn’t torture”—is “a red state rock star,” one event...http://www.newser.com/story/70439/daughter-liz-revives-the-cheney-brand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59705/allens-idol-win-another-triumph-for-religious-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast night’s American Idol was more than just a reality-show finale: It was a symbolic victory of the religious right over the liberal left; red states over blue states. At least according to two bloggers. “For a theory about how Kris Allen pulled an upset over the wildly popular Adam...http://www.newser.com/story/59705/allens-idol-win-another-triumph-for-religious-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 9:05:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49348/blue-states-dominate-and-purple-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlue states are far bluer than red states are red, says a new Gallup poll. Party registrations favor Democrats—they lead by 10 or more percentage points in 29 states and the DC, compared to four states where Republicans dominate—suggesting that Dems can expand on ther gains they made...http://www.newser.com/story/49348/blue-states-dominate-and-purple-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 12:49:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43487/even-red-states-fresh-out-of-inauguration-tickets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLooking for a ticket to Barack Obama’s inauguration? Ex-San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown had some advice recently: Ask a Republican friend in a red state. “I mean, how many people from Oklahoma think this is the nation’s biggest historical moment?” he mused. Think again, Willie—congressional offices red and blue...http://www.newser.com/story/43487/even-red-states-fresh-out-of-inauguration-tickets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Nov 2008 7:32:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41660/in-the-mccain-column.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the race to 270, John McCain came up short, but turned a chunk of the map red, kicking things off by scoring 8 electoral votes in Kentucky and winning much on the South. Here's what the McCain/Palin ticket took: Kentucky (8) South Carolina (8) Oklahoma (7) Tennessee (11)http://www.newser.com/story/41660/in-the-mccain-column.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 21:37:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41004/as-mac-defends-turf-obama-preps-closing-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is closing out the campaign fighting for Republican ground, the New York Times reports, with the Democrat aiming to seal the deal by giving still-unsold voters a final chance to size him up. His final message will hit broader, less partisan themes, and his strategy is forcing John...http://www.newser.com/story/41004/as-mac-defends-turf-obama-preps-closing-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 9:08:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40174/dems-wield-cash-in-battle-for-southern-senate-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a huge fund-raising edge allowing for wide advertising blitzes, Democrats are pushing hard for Senate seats in red states even recently thought unwinnable, Alexander Bolton writes in the Hill . In North Carolina, Dems see a chance to unseat Elizabeth Dole; in Georgia, Saxby Chambliss; in Mississippi, Roger Wicker; and...http://www.newser.com/story/40174/dems-wield-cash-in-battle-for-southern-senate-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 11:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39253/obama-eyes-omaha-to-split-neb-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForty-eight of 50 states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, but Nebraska, divvies up electoral votes by congressional district—and the Obama campaign sees an opening, reports the Washington Post . By concentrating just on the Omaha area, the Democrats are trying to pick up a single electoral vote in...http://www.newser.com/story/39253/obama-eyes-omaha-to-split-neb-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 7:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37493/election-may-come-down-to-same-ol-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the final 50 days, the biggest change in Barack Obama's camp is a return to old political strategy, the Washington Post reports. Partly because Sarah Palin's selection has solidified red/blue divisions of past years, Obama is targeting the same swing states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Florida—that determined the past...http://www.newser.com/story/37493/election-may-come-down-to-same-ol-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 13:39:01 CDT