Presidential elections are polarized too, winner being decided by the swing states. Eleven swing states in 2008 and nine in 2012.
http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/swing-state/
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The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. Thomas Jefferson
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