RRH: How MA became Red (Blue)

[RogueBeaver]

Interesting RRH on how the Bay State flipped.

[Representative Joe Mad]

A nice little read, good analysis.  I'm not sure I agree with the theory that, had 1960 been Nixon vs. LBJ Massachusetts would be atlas blue, but overall a very solid piece. 

[muon2]

As a 1980's resident of MA and a 1990's IL resident, I would heartily endorse the analysis of 1988-92-96 and how it represented the full realignment of New England with Perot as the catalyst. The same data trends appear in many Chicago suburbs, particularly those in Cook during the same period. Reliable Pub areas became unattached and voted with Perot, then went Dem and stayed there from 96 onward. Chicagoland differed in its outer suburbs that stayed Pub, and downstate IL that was following the reverse southern shift.