Democrats Covet the West, but Can't Keep Losing the South

No more senators and no more candidates from the NE. They suck and cannot win for this generation (Baby Boomer Presidents). The best chance is to get someone to poke a hole or two in the South. you don't need to win a majority, just your home state and maybe one more.

The other thing about the density those sunbelt states are going to get may change things too. When you have a lot of folks moving in from other parts of the country, things can subtly change. Not every carpetbagger is going to be a genius like Newt. They could have different values on separation of church and state or don't like sitting in traffic for three hours a day. This shift is taking place in Virginia and Florida. This still means John Kerry is will lose, but if there was actually a viable candidate, he could steal a state or two. We'll see when Jebby comes out in 2008 and 2012.