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Beyond Red and Blue: 7 Ways to View the Presidential Election Map

Slide show reveals what the country would look like if politics trumped geography

 
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VOTING BLOCS:The Lower 48 are colored based on state-by-state results from the 2008 presidential election in this standard map: red for the Republican candidate, John McCain, and blue for the Democratic candidate (and eventual victor), Barack Obama.
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