I’m trying to keep up with all the election results based on these maps:
County By County Map (via USA Today).
3-D County Vote
Purple Mountain Majesties. Shows we’re not red or blue…we’re purple. (via boingboing
Purple Map per County
U.S. By Population Density
Purple Based map showing size represenation distortion based on population
And finally…
This Electoral Atlas shows every outcome of every U.S. Election.

I’m still trying to figure out how Bush won the election. When more voters turn out, traditionally it is in the favor of Democrats. But this time it turned in favor of the Republicans. Those in the heartland voted for Bush, while those in big urban areas went for Kerry. I’m being told it was the religious right which helped win it for Bush.
Like I said before, Kerry supporters must be more vocal. While the Republicans, except for Foxnews and talk radio, are more silent. The rest of the world hates Bush mostly, but Mr. and Mrs. America (think “American Gothic” Painting) like him. What was this election about? The war in Iraq? Family Values? Kerry’s flip flops? The war on terrorism? The economy? I’m not even sure myself. I didn’t watch the debates, I don’t really pay attention to mainstream news. I refuse to watch Fox News because it is so biased.
Was it really about family values? Were churches across the country subtly telling their members who to vote for by preaching pre-election sermons on moral political issues? Is this a trend among the electorate? Are the very things that the Democrats support killing their party support among middle America? I remember the first issue Clinton took on when he took office was lifting the ban on gays in the military. I didn’t understand this because I felt there were more pressing issues when should be addressed. Likewise this killed any support he wanted to achieve among mainstream Americans.
Was it about the war in Iraq? I thought it was. I’m sick of the war. It shouldn’t have happened. It was a bad idea, yet I do feel that Saddam was a bad man and needed to be detained somehow. Invading another country without global support sets a bad precidence. No wonder the world hates us. And it is a quagmire which we might not be able to get out of easily. I support our troops, but I’m not so sure this war is jusitified.
Bush may not be perfect, but he did what I felt was impossible. Gain re-election.

On my way to work yesterday (election day), I saw at least 2 groups of people holding up Kerry signs by the road. I think Kerry supporters are more vocal than Bush supporters, hence my misbelief that Kerry would win this election. You don’t exactly see a conservative equivalent of Michael Moore making a Fahrenheit 9/11. Well there’s always that other film, but you never hear of it in the mainstream media.
Thoughts on last night: I didn’t care for the Kerry supporters behind the MSNBC newsdesk which would cheer everytime they reported Kerry had won a state. This isn’t Sportscenter. This is supposed to be fair and balanced news reporting. I want the facts and not some DNC (or GOP) campaign rally behind the newsdesk.
Get some reporters who can identify states on a map. One Foxnews reporter pointed at Mississippi and called it Louisiana. Ugh. These are supposed to be expert analysts?
So I guess we’ll see 4 more years of Michael Moore’s complaining. Probably another film or two. Probably more junk in Iraq. It’s a quagmire which I’m not sure we’ll get out of easily.
I like Bush, but I think he could be less polorizing to the country. I think he had the bad luck of having 9/11 in his presidency, hence the massive job loss. Kerry is a liberal Mass. senator. More people voting for Kerry were…in reality…voting against Bush. They didn’t necessarily like Kerry all that well, but they hate Bush.
I guess if anything it shows just how divided we are. South and west going for Bush; the more populous northern states going for Kerry. We are a polorized nation and probably will continue to be throughout years to come.