Contrast and Compare!

I got curious the other day so I went on a mission. Has anyone else noticed the headline news always has the same states as offenders? When was the last time you heard about a political scandal, a major disaster, or even a peep out of say, Idaho? Wyoming? North Dakota? Montana? South Dakota? Kansas? I don't recall anything at all, how about you? So I checked some of their local newspapers to see if they were just covering up, nada, zip, negative.

It seems everyday we get headlines from California, Chicago, New York, Louisiana, Florida, you know all the "usual" players. So I went on a hunt to find out why, here's what I found.......

Red States
Utah (R + 30.768)
Idaho (R + 27.018)
Wyoming (R + 26.132)
Nebraska (R + 22.606)
Alaska (R + 20.946)
Oklahoma (R + 20.152)
Kansas (R + 16.892)
North Dakota (R + 16.484)
Alabama (R + 15.162)
Texas (R + 12.872)
Mississippi (R + 12.766)
South Dakota (R + 11.920)
South Carolina (R + 11.230)
Montana (R + 9.668)
Kentucky (R + 9.408)
Indiana (R + 9.398)
Georgia (R + 6.814)
North Carolina (R + 6.086)
Tennessee (R + 5.228)
This is like a who's who of states without constant issues. So let's look at the flip side of the coin.....

Blue States
Massachusetts (D + 26.032)
Rhode Island (D + 25.708)
New York (D+ 22.966)
Hawaii (D + 21.806)
Vermont (D + 21.006)
Maryland (D + 16.996)
Illinois (D + 15.844)
Connecticut (D + 14.954)
California (D + 14.414)
Delaware (D + 13.814)
Maine (D + 12.136)
New Jersey (D + 11.656)
Washington (D + 10.774)
Michigan (D + 9.120)
Minnesota (D + 8.860)
Oregon (D + 7.798)
Pennsylvania (D + 7.040)
New Mexico (D + 6.056)
Wisconsin (D + 5.838)
Iowa (D + 5.110)

Hmmmm, with few exceptions, these seem to be the constant offenders. I wonder if it has anything to do with their political views? This sure is an interesting parallel. Let's examine the "swing" states.......

Purple States
Arizona (R + 4.990)
Louisiana (R + 4.824)
Virginia (R + 3.252)
West Virginia (R + 0.902)
Colorado (D + 0.238)
Arkansas (R + 0.080)
Florida (D + 0.320)
Missouri (D + 1.156)
Ohio (D + 1.432)
Nevada (D + 2.004)
New Hampshire (D + 4.176)
Wikipedia

Interesting, seems like a 50/50 split! It sure looks like holding to true conservative values keeps you off the radar and out of the national news. It also appears the more "liberal' you are the more the media has to present to the public, and the middle of the road states get attention when they make a move to the left. I can't help but wonder how their state budgets match up. I also wonder why the liberal media doesn't being this to our attention.......

God Bless!
Capt. Bill