Southern Democrats and Progressives

As far as Presidentials, Massachusetts went for war hero Ike twice, then Reagan once or twice. Other than that, our electoral votes have been going for the Democratic nominee for a long time.

Apparently, campaigns actually drill down to anywhere from 8 to 100 purple counties, not purple states, that will swing the election.

I heard Brian Williams say 8 when he was on the Daily Show, but I googled and got different numbers. Maybe it depends on which article you read. But I never saw a number over 100.

Just think about the billions in hard and soft money that will get spent by two people in 2016 and then think it matters only in 5 to 100 counties.

IT'S NUTS!