Bush 48 - Kerry 42 in Louisiana

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It was probably the only southern state to buck the republican trend in 2002...re-electing a democrat to the senate...and putting the Ds in the statehouse.

such an odd state really.

Louisana is also the heaviest Democratic state (in terms of registered voters) and most Catholic state in the South.  Louisana Dems tend to vote Republican more than Dems in other states and Louisana Dems tend to be a bit more Conservative, but the registration advantage is still their and Bush's shift rightward could have turned off some of the Conservative Dems (the group of Dems who were the most likley to be behind Bush)  that feel he has gone too far to the right

What issues really has Bush swung far to the right on? If you ask me he is not to the right ENOUGH.

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48-42 seems about right... winnable for Kerry but not top-tier winnable

In that case Maryland, New Jersey and Minnesota are "winnable" as well.

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48-42 seems about right... winnable for Kerry but not top-tier winnable

In that case Maryland, New Jersey and Minnesota are "winnable" as well.

Bush *can* win NJ or MN (don't think he will though) but the demographics of MD make it a no-no.

I wish my homestate would get their better senses and go Republican for once.