Many Americas.
| Publisher | Reason Foundation |
| Publication | Reason |
| Subject | Humanities |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0048-6906 |
| Issues per Year | 11 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Published | 2001-03-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Cathy Young |
Don't confuse the electoral vote map with the territory.
Whether you think the Electoral College is a silly archaism that frustrates the people's will or a time-tested institution that helps preserve our republic, one thing is certain: That red-and-blue electoral map not only illustrates but dramatically inflates political, cultural, and geographic differences in the United States.
Last November, the oft-reproduced image of a vast sea of Republican red framed by strips of Democratic blue gave rise to much tall about "the two Americas." Partisans at both ends of the...
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