Does being from a neighboring state matter at all?

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The only counties Romney won in New Hampshire were in the Boston media market.

and those same counties both went to Bush over Kerry in 04, unlike 3/4 of the McCain counties. I think this has more to do with the pattern of Romney's support in most states: upper middle class suburban conservatives.

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Let's take a look:

2008: McCain (AZ) only won Utah, Obama(IL) lost MO and KY
2004: Bush (TX) and Kerry (MA) both won all neighbors
2000: Bush (TX) lost NM, Gore (TN) lost all
1996: Dole (KS) lost MO, Clinton (AK) lost TX and OK
1992: 41 (TX) lost all but OK, Clinton (AK) lost TX and OK
1988: Dukakis (IN) kost all but Illinois
1984: Mondale lost every state except MN
1980: Reagan (CA) won all of them, Carter (GA) lost all of them
1976: Ford (MI) won only IN, Carter (GA won all neighbors

Clinton's not from Alaska