[Grovenet] From Scientific American magazine . . .

[David Morelli]

The purple in the next to last was equally telling, and it was easier  
to read.  While there were red areas and blue areas, there was a lot  
of "moderate" areas.

There are a lot of things to be learned from this election and the  
commentary.  The "Lee Atwater" presentation last night on OPB was  
interesting as well.  While I personally think Atwater was a scary  
character, and the people who sought his talents are suspect, he had  
his defenders.  Even among the campaign of McCain/Palin.  By the way,  
Karl Rove and George Bush learned a lot by watching him.  If we do  
not understand and appreciate the reasons Atwater was successful, we  
cannot properly serve the interests of the whole nation.  Atwater  
spoke to a heartfelt need among his constituency.  Right, Left or  
otherwise, his approach can be dismissed only at the peril of seeing  
it come back to haunt those who don't appreciate it.

David

On Nov 12, 2008, at 2:50 PM, Bob Browning wrote:

> Really interesting stuff!! And, remember, Obama won by a landslide  
> in the only measure that counts - the Electoral College. (Much more  
> than Bush could claim in either election.) And these maps show why,  
> when population of the counties is taken into account and the  
> population of the states is factored in. But, check out the purple  
> in the last of the six maps in the slide show!!
>
> bob "The Color is Purple" browning