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It sucks. Really sucks. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #1
where are you? Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2013 #6
New Orleans here. Blue City in a red state. Weird thing is Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #37
my favorite place on earth Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #110
I was raised in a red area of a blue state. Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #2
Do you live in CT?? That is where my family is and where I grew up. nt Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2013 #9
Yes. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #19
Well, I'm in Wisconsin; the populace isn't bright red, Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #3
my heart breaks for all you Wisconsinites - hollysmom Jul 2013 #36
Yes yes yes! bravenak Jun 2013 #4
Do you have democratic friends? My only ones are my husband and Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2013 #5
My friends are either apolitical or sending out tea party stuff on their pages. bravenak Jun 2013 #11
I always think that beautiful states with an abundance of natural resources Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #29
It's like drug addiction. We are addicted to draining the land. bravenak Jul 2013 #33
Agreed. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #18
We are being left behind. bravenak Jul 2013 #23
The upcoming election is going to be horrible. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #26
It will take years to fix all the damage. bravenak Jul 2013 #28
I think it is the universes punishment on us for unleashing Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #31
We must do this ritual in the weirwood. bravenak Jul 2013 #38
LOL. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #39
you all know how the politics of NC is going rapidly down the toilet....shameful and embarrassing... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2013 #7
were you born and raised in NC? Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #25
No - born in RI, lived in NH, VT, WA (due to school) and PA (work) - NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #49
wow...born and raised one state apart (CT). Went to college in PA Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #111
you're looking at it the wrong way Skittles Jun 2013 #8
I've tried that in Floriaduh and I'm running out of gas. russspeakeasy Jun 2013 #10
I am in Texas too. I feel like a fish out of water. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #13
oh they are dumber than fenceposts Skittles Jul 2013 #17
Zombie 'friends' persistent Jul 2013 #68
welcome to DU !! You didn't ride your bike from Missouri to Oregon, did you ? nt Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #99
I've lived in Texas for decades. Most Texans I have met ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2013 #75
Hey, at least you have Wendy Davis KamaAina Jul 2013 #83
Are you straight, white or male or a combination? we can do it Jul 2013 #72
Skittles is a beautiful, white female siligut Jul 2013 #80
I am tougher than nails, but tired of the antigay antiwoman shit. I'm over 50 and done wasting time we can do it Jul 2013 #86
I know, I lived in Utah for a year siligut Jul 2013 #87
I am from Texas also and live in Tom DeLay's old district Gothmog Jul 2013 #79
My two nieces live near you....Manville/Rosharon....I worry totally Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #104
Indiana Chipper Chat Jul 2013 #12
hmmmm. Do you have to ban gay marriage if it isn't law already? Guess Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #15
There are many reasons. Chipper Chat Jul 2013 #41
What is up with the Democratic Party here? Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2013 #65
I was going to mention the O'Banion thing too. Chipper Chat Jul 2013 #69
Kernan sort of shot himself in the foot too IMHO Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2013 #71
I'm in Indiana too. Chellee Jul 2013 #90
Feeling the same here in TN, here's what I do - SharonAnn Jul 2013 #108
Fellow Hoosier here ... Myrina Jul 2013 #76
Kansas, Brownbackistan. MuseRider Jul 2013 #14
Even with a 32 percent approval? Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #20
Who is going to run against him? MuseRider Jul 2013 #60
Five years ago I relocated from Kansas to SheilaT Jul 2013 #16
That is so interesting...why did you pick NM? Did you Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #22
I had not grown up in Kansas. SheilaT Jul 2013 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Jul 2013 #21
We sat back and they quietly took control of the state houses. Sad about Michigan Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #24
OHIO!!! stuckinodi Jul 2013 #27
what's the most democratic part of Ohio? Cleveland? Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #30
What's the use of moving in-state? stuckinodi Jul 2013 #34
I agree, why should we stay? Anti-gay, anti-woman. I am done wasting my life surrounded by assholes. we can do it Jul 2013 #85
Hell, I'm in the bluest spot in the country and *I'm* having a hard time dealing MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #32
Me too. That was my first thought. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #40
Utah defacto7 Jul 2013 #42
I lived in Utah for just one year siligut Jul 2013 #82
Stuck SamKnause Jul 2013 #43
Not in a red state, but have roots in what is now a red state. And we're losing ground here. freshwest Jul 2013 #44
I live in Oklahoma. Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #45
I live in SC. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2013 #46
How about a red district of a blue state? pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #47
most red states have blue areas , and there are blue states with red areas JI7 Jul 2013 #48
ME, in Virginia. Oh, don't tell me VA is purple. I simply don't see it. Yeah, Northern VA votes Nay Jul 2013 #50
Split the distance? Chan790 Jul 2013 #57
Well, no, for several reasons. We'd still be in VA; the traffic is nothing short of Nay Jul 2013 #92
You are very funny to me. Yes...so much to do with jobs. And, you have to Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #103
Yes, but hopefully, activism will help. ananda Jul 2013 #51
Just register every single voter you know to vote democratic graham4anything Jul 2013 #52
1. shut off the computer datasuspect Jul 2013 #53
I'm not stuck here in Georgia with 6 million raving right-wingers. dawg Jul 2013 #54
And me! cordelia Jul 2013 #58
Ditto. n/t RebelOne Jul 2013 #67
Reminds me of one of my favorite movie lines. Chan790 Jul 2013 #59
Wisconsin here Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #55
You win the Most Depressing Ever DU Post award CanonRay Jul 2013 #56
thanks...I love to be depressing. It is so much fun..it makes me happy> Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #96
I live in a red area of Florida clyrc Jul 2013 #61
What's the bluest part of Florida? Miami? We go to Sarasota Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #102
Yes and I don't even know where to begin airing grievances. n/t UtahLib Jul 2013 #62
You know what's depressing? femmocrat Jul 2013 #63
Thinking about moving from NJ to PA Suziq Jul 2013 #66
Welcome, Suziq! :hooray: femmocrat Jul 2013 #73
Big Difference in Taxes . . . . Suziq Jul 2013 #78
Yeah Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2013 #64
It's too red here in Ohio for me. We are making escape plans. we can do it Jul 2013 #70
Scarolina! nt wildbilln864 Jul 2013 #74
funniest play on words ever !! thanks for the laugh Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #97
My greatest respect to all of you brave folks who are fighting the good fight in red states. Democracyinkind Jul 2013 #77
That wretched Pat McCrory is now the governor of my state, NC. Jamastiene Jul 2013 #81
PA is a red state. Except for the vote for President, we have a stupid teabagger governor, 13/18 AlinPA Jul 2013 #84
Law of unintended consequences will win every time egold2604 Jul 2013 #88
I don't think it's a dream..think it's coming true. Severe shortage of doctors Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #101
I thank God everyday I live in Vermont. Auntie Bush Jul 2013 #89
I was just in Vermont for a graduation. Is it just me or do Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #100
It's not just Red States anymore, though. It's the whole USA and all KoKo Jul 2013 #91
I'm in Minneapolis, which is safely blue, but some of the suburbanites who write Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #93
been there blue cat Jul 2013 #94
i feel lucky to live in bluest city of bluest state Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #95
Yes, and no IDemo Jul 2013 #98
Not stuck--we chose to move to NC (Chapel Hill) in 2000 from Nebraska mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #105
Yup...in the Lone Star State. I'm like a fish out of water! nt cry baby Jul 2013 #106
where in TX? Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #109
I'm in Palestine at the moment taking care of elderly parents, but... cry baby Jul 2013 #112
Waco ! Close to Bush's ranch. woo-hoo ! Arlington TX Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #113
Arlington Tx, home of the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys! cry baby Jul 2013 #114
Here! Lint Head Jul 2013 #107
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