Go west…

Go west…

Via Terry Turner…

The President has a 50% or higher disapproval rate now in these nine states he carried back in November:

Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Iowa
Missouri
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio

Interesting list. I'm particularly interested in the swing of sentiment in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. I'm in the camp that admits that the 'solid South' is lost for at least longer than I'm likely to last. Like Dixie, the great plains seem to offer little better than chances to chip away at the edges of the Republican base. On the other hand, I think there's a real possibility to consolidate the mountain West as a Democratic stronghold, and to do it without making the kind of compromises in Democratic principles that victory in the South seems to sometimes require.

It's all well and good for Chairman Dean to give the Mississippi Ds a hand, but I'm looking for a comprehensive western strategy to prove we're serious about winning.