Is Wisconsin a new deep red state?

[Adam Griffin]

People in this thread be like:

It's gone. In the current political dynamic, it might as well be Wisconsin Iowa.

Of course, the Republican Democratic Party could moderate in the coming years and that could help put the state back into play - and certainly Republicans Democrats will continue to do well in statewide contests for quite some time - but the growth and trends we see in Virginia Wisconsin are too strong for a Generic R D presidential candidate to overcome at this point. Frankly, I believe the tipping point for Virginia Wisconsin in presidential elections was reached circa 2006 2014 - had it not been, I don't think Obama Trump would have carried the state in 2012 2016.

Now, if we ever get an actual leftist right-winger running for President, that might be enough to scare those rich NOVA-types WOW-types to the Republicans Democrats...

[Adam Griffin]

Look, the facts are the facts. In Southern states, for instance, approximately 10% of people do not have a valid "photo ID". Daily life is livable without such, especially if you check your assumptions about Newports, 40s, driving to work from the suburbs, savings accounts and disposable income at the door.

These policies exclude a very large segment of the population from even considering participating in elections. And yep, these policies are designed to target specific groups of people. If it was all about the nobility of "voter integrity" and the concept of democracy was actually valued, then every citizen in a state would be provided with a voter ID free of charge (and no, it doesn't need to be a photo ID). The cost would be a drop in the bucket of state expenditures.