Jochen, I was deep intrigued by the more detailed maps that were produced to go along with the 2008 elections. I suspect Pinker is trying to explain a not real phenomenon (such is often my impression with Pinker, but that's another discussion). Take for example the "purple" graph at the bottom of this article: <http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/why-are-states-so-red-and-blue/>
Our country is not as geographically fractured as the talking heads want us to think. Eric P.S. I have a nice Gary Johnson sign outside my house. On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 01:20 PM, Jochen Fromm <j...@cas-group.net> wrote: > I have the impression that the list has become a bit quiet in the last >weeks. Are you involved in a campaign for one of the candidates? New >Mexico is a blue state, so most of you will be for President Obama. For >a European, it is hard to understand why one would make a different >choice anyway. What is your opinion on the presidential election? > >Steven Pinker recently wrote a nice article why states are so red and >blue. Do you agree? >http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/why-are-states-so-red-and-blue/ > >-J. > > > > > >============================================================ >FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > ------------ Eric Charles Assistant Professor of Psychology Penn State University Altoona, PA 16601
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