One State, Two State...

To those who spent any time with the esteemed Theodor Geisel (a.k.a Dr. Seuss [flash site]) as a child, the next line is obvious:

... Red State, Blue State

And some poli-sci/sociologist types have decided to use that title to take a run at understanding where America is right now when it comes to culture and voting and whatnot... I believe more in the "urban archipelago" rather than ascribing traits to a state as a whole, but it's worth considering as the overall rhetorical climate continues to plummet (and that's before considering Tony Snow at the podium every day for the next 2+ years... I used to watch him on Fox News Sunday just to get the bile flowing.)

For your reading pleasure, we have the early blog version, the paper (PDF), commentary at Washington Monthly, a third-party take on the statistical analysis, and finally E.J. Dionne's Washington Post op-ed that brought the (now obvious) rhythmic title to my attention.