Currents Quote by Mara Liasson

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

Republicans face unexpected challenges in coastal South amid shrinking white vote

— Douglas A. Blackmon

We have some states that I think are very competitive in that no Republican has ever been competitive in.

— Donald Trump

Democrats need to become a 50-state party. You can't have a great party on the West Coast and the East Coast. You need to…

— Bernie Sanders

I have states that no other Republican would do well in that I think I'm gonna win. But I don't want to name those…

— Donald Trump

“One of the most important but least recognized facts in American politics is that Republicans tend to win in places where more people are…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

The party cannot be competitive nationally unless it's competitive in California, Oregon, Washington, New England, Pennsylvania, along the coasts. And the problem for the…

— David Brooks

If Democrats start consistently winning Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada, the electoral outlook for Republicans in the future is mighty bleak.

— Mark McKinnon

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

If [Hillary] Clinton can come close in those two traditionally red states, it will be because of the diverse, educated populations around Atlanta and…

— Mara Liasson

In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and…

— Thomas E. Mann

The Republican and Democratic parties have accomplished an amazing feat with the red state/blue state paradigm. They've convinced everyone that regardless of how bad…

— Jonathan Turley