States without big counties

[Flake]

I looked at that 2003 map, and I was shocked how close Jindal came by losing the majority of white rural modern republican counties. I looked at the vote totals and saw that the rural counties did nothing (in terms of vote margins) and Jindal ran up huge numbers in Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes, and did decent (for a republican) in Orleans. Very interesting stuff.

Which is why Jindal lived in northern LA from 2003-2007 trying to convince them that he was a white man.

Is his race part of the reason he did poor in many of the rural white counties?

Yes.

[Flake]

I believe Obama would've won PA in 08 without Philly, Allegheny, and Erie Counties combined.

Obama: 2,231,455 (50.17%)
McCain: 2,215,966 (49.83%)

Total: 4,447,421*

*excludes third party vote