November 04, 2004The more things change, the more they stay the same.The map below compares statistics on free and slave states. It was issued during the presidential election campaign of 1856, and pictures John C. Fremont, the first presidential candidate of the Republican Party, and his running mate, William L. Dayton. The map shows slave states in (go figure) black, free states in pink, and the territories arguing over and potentially effected by the Kansas-Nebraska Act in green.  The next map is the outcome of the Kerry/Bush election last Tuesday. Bush red, Kerry Blue. 
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Holy shit. What a find! Posted by: Vidiot at November 4, 2004 10:59 AMthat electoral college map comparison of yours is one of the most depressing things i've seen in the past week. have you seen the maps here: it seems a more thorough presentation. and one of the nicer indictments of the electoral college. i hope you find the purple heartening. Posted by: anne at November 8, 2004 08:11 AMYes, I've seen the purple map. And it is heartening, in a way, to see the number dem/rep's would be more even outside of a winner-take-all system. Posted by: antigeist at November 8, 2004 08:48 AMWell, you can keep your 'bornagain' leader, we'll keep our pot and hopefully never shall the two meet! Up yours, George! Posted by: Captain Canada at November 8, 2004 11:47 PMHay, wot happened to de stuff dat I wrote? Posted by: Beah Tov at November 12, 2004 05:54 PMYour illiterate. Are youz Ukrainian or something? |  |