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This map however doesn't show us everything
還有很多其他細(xì)節(jié)這幅地圖沒有體現(xiàn)
We have to look at individual state to see some details
若我們單獨地看一個州的選情能夠看到一些細(xì)節(jié)
For example, in this map of Montana
例如，在這幅蒙大拿州的地圖中
we see that a handful of Democrats voting counties are either American Indian reservations
我們能看到少數(shù)幾個支持民主黨的縣，這些縣大部分是印第安原住民保護(hù)區(qū)
we also find mining areas with lots of unions of labor
泛藍(lán)縣城還包括一些產(chǎn)礦區(qū)，這些區(qū)域里生活了很多礦工
and we also find a college town University of Montana
還有一個縣是個大學(xué)城。蒙大拿大學(xué)坐落于此
In neighbor, Idaho even more Republicans voting state
在與其相鄰的愛達(dá)荷州共和黨的支持率更高
we see one Democrats voting county
我們只看到一個支持民主黨的縣
And it happened to be the location of sun valley a major ski resort
這個縣恰巧是太陽谷的所在地，一個很大的滑雪度假勝地
And it so happened that so the Democrats voting counties tend to be the richest counties and poorest counties in the Untied States
這也許是種巧合，支持民主黨的縣要不就很富，要不就很窮
We can't explain all the county level, however based on these demographic characteristics
但也并不是所以縣級的選情分布都可以用當(dāng)?shù)氐娜丝谔卣鱽斫忉?/div>
In Tennessee, in the north we see a number of Democratic voting counties
在北方的田納西州，我們看到一些支持民主黨的縣
They are almost entirely white relatively poor very rural and very heavily baptist in their religion's orientation
這些縣里住的幾乎都是白人，比較貧窮，大部分為農(nóng)村，且居住了很多浸禮教徒
To explain this I think we have to look it historically
要解釋這些地區(qū)的選情，必須考慮其歷史因素
There was one time when the voting pattern in the United State was almost entirely reversed
曾經(jīng)美國大選選情的地理分布和現(xiàn)在幾乎是截然不同的
1896, we see William Jennings Bryan , the Democrat winning the south and mid-west
1896年，民主黨人詹寧斯布萊恩贏得了南部和中西部州的選票
and losing the west coast the upper mid-west and north eastern states
在西部海岸上中西部和東北部的州則一敗涂地
and even as recently as 1976 Jimmy Carter ran very well, in the south and not so well in the west or certain states in New England
即使近到1976年的大選，吉米卡特（藍(lán)色）也拿下了一下南部州，反而在西部和一些新英格蘭地區(qū)不太理想
while what will happen in the 2008 election?
08年的美國大選又會出現(xiàn)怎樣的情況呢
I suspect a lot of those counties in northern Tennessee will be shifting to the Republican party, we can't be sure
我猜測田納西北部的很多縣會改為支持共和黨，不過這也很難說
it promises to be a exciting election with a lot of surprises and stories
但可以肯定的是這場大選將非常精彩，將有很多驚喜和故事發(fā)生
and I hope you stay with us to explore the geographical patterns together
我希望你能夠和我們一起來探索美國大選的地理模式
Thank you very much
非常感謝
