It makes sense when you view the democrats as the leading political and cultural party and the republicans as an opposition party.

Living in the Northeast, the general feel is that democrats run the government by default, and you only vote Republican either as a protest vote, or because they didn't vote and a republican won. Very few, if any, are culturally republican or willing to deal with the RNC for more than a year.

It makes sense when you view the democrats as the leading political and cultural party and the republicans are an opposition party.

Living in the Northeast, the general feel is that democrats run the government by default, and you only vote Republican either as a protest vote, or because they didn't vote and a republican won. Very few, if any, are culturally republican or willing to deal with the RNC for more than a year.

It makes sense even you view the democrats as the leading political and cultural party and the republicans are an opposition party.

Living in the Northeast, the general feel is that democrats run the government by default, and you only vote Republican either as a protest vote, or because they didn't vote and a republican won. Very few, if any, are culturally republican or willing to deal with the RNC for more than a year.