First, Republicans lost the urban core. Then America’s suburbs blue-shifted into the Democratic column.<\/p>\n
Now the Washington Post is reporting on Democratic inroads into the “exurbs” — those rural-like outer-ring bastions of conservatism that fueled the Bush revolution.<\/p>\n
Here’s a key passage from the article:<\/p>\n
In 2004, Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry<\/a> managed to narrowly win Fairfax County, the largest suburb in Northern Virginia, but Bush still carried fast-growing Prince William and Loudoun on his way to an eight-point victory. But over the next two years, [Democratic] Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and Sen. James Webb<\/a> expanded the Democratic line outward, carrying the two exurban counties in winning their races.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If Obama and the Democrats can continue to expand that ring, they win – simple as that. <\/p>\n
Unless, of course, the GOP finds a message that can once again make them competitive in the urban and suburban geography that they’ve largely conceded.<\/p>\n
Read the full article here:<\/p>\n