Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous…

For the hundreds of thousands of Californians in gay and lesbian households who are managing their day-to-day lives, this decision affirms the full legal…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

The closely divided presidential election of 2000 - in which George W. Bush defeated Al Gore by the slimmest of margins in Florida -…

— Patrick Murphy

The Democrats have done so poorly in red states and essentially been evacuated from the red - the entire red part of America particularly…

— Joy-Ann Reid

Meanwhile, there are some traditional battleground states - like Ohio and Iowa - that are becoming older, whiter and less educated. That's turning them…

— Mara Liasson

People in red states and blue states can agree that we are a nation blessed with extraordinary natural wealth and beauty, which we would…

— Van Jones

I think one of the things that I don't think people focus on is that there are some red states that have done some…

— Eric Holder

“While political affiliation in the united States is not a perfect indicator of religiosity, it is no secret that the 'red [Republican] states' are…

— Sam Harris

In most red states, country music is a major way of life.

— Meghan McCain

“A great paradox...red states are poorere and have more teen mothers, more divorce, worse health, more obesity, more trauma-related deaths, more low-birth-weight babies, and…

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

There's the reason that I think that red states don't trust the government. They see it as an instrument of their own marginalization, because…

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

“Young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled, Americans have sent…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Surprisingly, though, you know, there are red states in which we are doing very well because the Democrats don't really even try in the…

— Jill Stein

The South actually has a very strong tradition of activism. The civil rights movement came from down here! It was black activists demanding that…

— John Darnielle

Alaska and Montana are not in the south but they definitely form part of the crimson tide of red states where Republicans are dominant.

— Juan Williams

Blue staters tend to send liberal politicians to office, who then vote for bigger federal spending - even though a greater share of the…

— Stephen Moore