Wow. Maybe something is going on in New England. And then there was that weird poll that the Jewish CD in Brooklyn is tight. Maybe Orthodox Jewish support for Dems has just totally collapsed or something out of anger at Obama over Israel issues, etc.
Affluent white areas seem to be swinging hard against Democrats, despite the cultural problems they have with the GOP.
Taxes and economic issues will always trump any other issues, cultural ones especially.
True. I do remember, though, that after the 2008 election some were saying the GOP had lost these areas for a long time because they were culturally alien to them.
These areas will still remain more Democratic than they were 20-30 years ago. These areas are basically swing areas, so it's not surprising Republicans are competitive there this year.
