Florida Partisan Voting Index 1988-2008

[Adam Griffin]

Ok i feel stupid. I put together a map of the Florida PVI relative to popular vote in every election since 1988, but I can't figure out how to post it!

Use  [*img]http://www.yourimageURL.com[*/img] (no *s)

[Adam Griffin]

ok, gonna try to do that. I actually tried that. I saved my graph as a jpg, opened a webpage with it, and inserted into the image captions, but nothing showed up

So it's uploaded to the web? Make sure you have the file extension exactly how it appears on the web (for example, ".jpg" does not equal ".JPG" and vice-versa).

[Adam Griffin]

Georgians sticking together

Way to break the D-GA combo!

We should form an Atlas Georgian Rapid Response Squad!

I think the trends in Florida are quite interesting. There are predictable Democratic shifts going on in the vast majority of states and yet Florida keeps its balance throughout the past few cycles. Like cope said, the North sends its seniors down to Florida in rather large numbers and it seems to be an endless cycle, with wave after wave stampeding over the state line. This effect will wear out and the sheer size of the state's native demographics (at least in the south) will help push this state into a swing state status similar to Pennsylvania, maybe in 15-20 years. I think through the 2010s and maybe all the way through the 2020s, Florida will remain a flip-flopper and keep the margin within five points.