Texas the next Colorado?

[Nichlemn]

I can see Utah trending quite Democratic, but probably not enough to make it competitive in a close election. It did trend Democratic in 2008, but that was from an extremely poor 2004 performance so it might have just have been low-hanging fruit.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This could be what 2032 looks like-

The sun belt and the west becoming more moderate/liberal and the rust belt becoming realigning with the rural south to become the next GOP coalition.

Flip TX, UT, AK and GA to NJ, VA, IL and MI and this could be somewhat correct.

UT can still vote DEM if there's enough white liberals in Salt Lake City.

Nah, that just won't happen within the next 50 years.

[You kip if you want to...]

This could be what 2032 looks like-

The sun belt and the west becoming more moderate/liberal and the rust belt becoming realigning with the rural south to become the next GOP coalition.

Not sure about Utah, but other than that I could see this happening.

As for Texas being a swing state in 2012, LOL.

Don't poo poo Utah swingin'...its swinging pretty fast in Salt Lake and more and more people are movin' in. What happened elsewhere in the states around Utah is happening in Utah.

I guess twenty years is a long time, a long of things could happen.
I don't think many people in 1908 would think that in 1928 the Democratic candidate would win Micksajewstits so yeah I'll entertain that idea.

Would people in 1988 have predicted a (half) black guy would carry Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana and came close in Georgia?

[Person Man]

I mean, this is what appears to happening and it could change...but it simply appears that the sunbelt is going through what the rust belt went through in the Early 20th century under FDR- it went from Republican to Democratic as wealth, diversity and inequality grew.