The thing that made me feel a glimmer of comfort yesterday was that my internet friend, Jacob Rugh, posted his Presidential Election Margins and Trends data for my county here in "deep red" Utah.
I find a lot of comfort in his analyses - watching my city and cities around us trending left with each election, independent of which party won.
Comforting to see the steady leftward lean continuing here - a democratic switch of 48 points since 2012 is nothing to ignore.
I went to a small neighborhood meeting a couple of years ago with some kind but politically androgynous folks in the room (I wasn't sure what was or wasn't safe to say.). As the conversation warmed up and remained respectful, I asked, "How long do you think it will be until Utah becomes a purple state?"
This was met with literal howls of laughter. I still don't really understand it though. If things weren't so gerrymandered, I think we'd already be there. The numbers are there. And if this decade plus continues - or has a chance to hopefully continue in a democratic system... - I don't think it would take that long. I think their reactions were....uneducated.
Also this map was a small comfort to me yesterday as well.
Not sure how to live with the right-swing of so much of the country...but, miraculously and interestingly, at least I live in one of the few places that most firmly resisted that trend.
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