Buy Blue?

http://www.buyblue.org/

Ilir Topalli, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  He put together quite a fascinating list of maps.

As Doc Topalli explored the Red State/Blue State issue, he noted that the seeming sea of red on the electoral map is a scam to panic the 49% who voted blue.  The nation is actually more Purple.  Delving into the details, he discovered quite a few interesting data points:

Blues are more educated, make more money, are more successful, and have to carry the Red welfare states on their backs:

• College and High School Graduation
  Blue staters graduate H.S. and are more likely to go to college.
  
   
• Red = Poor
  Red staters are poorer.
  
   
• Blue = Successful
  Blue states achieve higher success rates.
  
   
• Tax Burden / Parasites States
  The Red states are a tax burden on the rest of the country.

What about that vaunted Moral superiority we hear so much about?

• Marriage
  Blue staters are more likely to stay married.
  
   
• Teen Birth Rates
  Blue staters are less likely to get pregnant in their teen years.
  
   
• Chlamydia
  Red staters get more STDs.

How about abiding by the law?

• Murder Rates
  Blue Staters are less likely to shoot each other to death.
  
   
• Fatal Driving Accidents / DUI
  Blue Staters drive better, and don't let their friends drive drunk
  
   
• Lynchings
  Blue staters are less likely to ignore the law

How about Obesity?  Time to loosen that Bible belt another notch -- Red state voters are fat.

And lastly, let's see about America's favorite pastime: Baseball.  Blue states kick ass. (OK, now we're just rubbing it in.)