Nov 25th, 2008 · Although Barack Obama carried North Carolina and Virginia, other parts of the South remained solidly red. Residents of one Tennessee county say the GOP can regain its strength nationwide by focusing on core conservative values.
Oct 31st, 2008 · Problems for the Republican Party may be best exemplified in North Carolina, where the presidential race is suddenly close. GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole is trailing in her re-election bid. And at least one GOP House seat is in jeopardy of switching parties.
Oct 18th, 2008 · The western part of Virginia is supposed to be a Republican stronghold, but Barack Obama still managed to attract some 8,000 noisy supporters at the Roanoke Civic Center.
Oct 15th, 2008 · A number of states that have been strongholds of the Republican Party in recent presidential elections are looking more like swing states this year. North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley and Indiana Republican Party Chair Murray Clark offer their insight.
Sep 30th, 2008 · Hundreds of thousands of voter mailings sent out by Ohio earlier this year were returned, marked "undeliverable". Those voters may find their eligibility challenged come election day. And many of those voters come from urban areas around Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati — all Democratic strongholds.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · The northern Minnesota Iron Range region is home to one of the country's richest iron ore deposits. It has also long been a democratic stronghold. A weakening union and a faltering economy are causing that to change, however.
Aug 25th, 2008 · America's suburbs and exurbs used to be bastions of Republicanism, but that is changing. One of those areas is the Chester County, Pa., where Republicans once outnumbered Democrats four to one. But that margin has narrowed and in 2006, the county elected a few Democrats to office for the first time in years. Steve Inskeep reports.
Aug 22nd, 2008 · The South has been a Republican stronghold for presidential candidates for decades, a trend Democrats hope to change this election year. But a new poll by Winthrop University in South Carolina suggests that southern voters may not be as quick to change as some Democrats hope. Scott Huffmon of Winthrop University and Andra Gillespie of Emory University in Georgia discuss presidential politics in the South.