Some unreported stats about the 2008 election from via  http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90386 via  http://www.newsweek.com/id/163337

Professor J oseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota ,
points out some interesting facts concerning the 2008 Presidential election:

-Number of States won by: Democrats: 20; Republicans: 30

-Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000; Republicans: 2,427,000

-Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million; Republicans: 143 million

-Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2; Republicans: 2.1

Professor Olson adds: “In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican won was
mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens. Democrat territory mostly
encompassed those citizens living in rented or government-owned tenements and
living off various forms of government welfare…”
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the “complacency
and apathy” phase of Professor Tyler’s definition of democracy, with some forty
percent of the nation’s population already having reached the “governmental
dependency” phase.

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Only in the states of Alaska and Oklahoma : All counties were won by McCain/Palin. Thank you AK and OK.

Promoted from the diaries by Erick

I went to the rally the vote event for Saxby Chambliss this afternoon. And, again Sarah Palin showed, as she has in every venue before this one, what charisma and star power are. It may have not been a record but the thousands of people - young women, at least 3 or 4 beauty queens with their tiaras and sashes, little kids, young couples with babaies, and the staple of the GA RNC, old people - came out to see her and her only.

At an event to re-elect (in a runoff) Senator Chambliss, it was billed as “Chambliss - Palin” on the signage leading to the Gwinnett Civic Center. The candidate INTRODUCED the the Alaska Governor who spoke for the majority of the event. After a very good speech, her fourth of the day, Senator Chambliss and Governor Palin made their way through the rope line. It was easy to spot Saxby making his quickly through his supporters. To see Sarah you followed the photo flashes,the pointing of hundreds of cameras and video, the kids being passed up, and crush of most of the crowd around her. It was easier to see her from 10 aisles up than 10 feet away.

Considering my choices, I took the easier of two possibilities. I shook hands with Senator Chambliss’ and made my way to the door. Sarah Palin’s appearance may not have any appreciable affect on turnout. I do not think it will, but I have already voted for the Senator. I would believe that Senator Chambliss would rather be the foil for peaple hoping to see the next POTUS at the beginning of her ascent than being the headliner for Congressman John L. Lewis and Ludacris - ala Jim Martin - the night before his re-election.

Anyway, another inspiring Palin sighting means more hysteria from the Looney Left and Democrats who still have memories of another “amiable dunce” and more MIS-anlysis from the drive-bys and DC-Philly-NYC Milk Toast Conservatives. Enjoy.

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