Red/Blue State Map for 2012

[opebo]

Does anyone else think the Red State/Blue State paradigm is alive and well in spite of Obama's landslide?

Here's my idea of where the divide rests for 2012, given the results and trends in 2008:

Basically the biggest changes are that VA and CO are now tossups in an even race, instead of lean Republican, NV is now lean Democrat (though obviously a hard one to predict, I think it is clearly moving that direction).  I put Indiana and North Carolina as lean Republican, and Ohio as tossup, but I think it is just as reasonable to put IA and NC as strong GOP and OH as lean GOP.

Anyone else care to post a map?

[opebo]

I doubt Iowa will be solid Dem in 2012: it was this year because McCain was a bad candidate for the state, not because of any change in the state's politics.

You're probably right.. why don't you make a map?

[opebo]

Adjusted slightly...

[opebo]

Well your predictions for 2008 were wildly off so I won't take this seriously.

I don't see what the one has to do with the other, afleitch.  Besides, I'm sure you know I was engaged in a form of superstition with my 2008 prediction.

[opebo]

Obama's ceiling next election:

Wow.  Seriously now..