The results of the latest Census will be released on Tuesday, which has large ramifications for America's political landscape. Though the results have yet to be released, Republicans are quietly optimistic that the Northeast portion of the United States -- traditionally associated with the Democratic Party -- will lose six electoral points as Americans continue their flock from the cold North to the sunny South.
The media has reported the continuous movement of Americans to the South as "grim data" for Democrats, but do the numbers actually support such conventional wisdom? The answer is a resounding "no."
A perfect example was provided by Virginia in the 2008 presidential election. Not only did Obama carry Virginia, but it was the first time a Democrat had won the state since Lyndon Johnson's 1964 crushing of Republican Barry Goldwater. There are two pivotal areas that helped turn Virginia blue for the first time in 44 years: the influence of Washington D.C.'s suburbs and the rise of minority populations.
President Obama's 2012 Prospects in Great Shape (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-janssen/president-obamas-2012-pro_b_799243.html)