red state
a state of the U.S. that usually votes Republican.
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Origin of red state
1- Compare blue state, swing state.
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How to use red state in a sentence
In the last two decades, blue and red states alike have tried out all-mail elections—and stuck with them.
Why more, earlier voting means greater election security—not less | Bobbie Johnson | December 10, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAs a result, none came particularly close to winning their very red states.
There Wasn’t That Much Split-Ticket Voting In 2020 | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | December 2, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightBoth were reliable Republican voters in a reliably conservative part of a reliably red state.
In neighboring Georgia counties, election revealed a growing divide that mirrors the nation | Haisten Willis, Griff Witte | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostWith one day of early voting left, more people have now cast ballots in the presidential election in Texas, a once reliably red state with historically low levels of turnout, than they did in the 2016 general election overall.
“We’re still a red state, but we’re pinker than people think we are,” he said.
‘Not a fair fight’: In Kansas, GOP frustrated as money rolls in for Democrat and Senate race tightens | Annie Gowen | October 21, 2020 | Washington Post
A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
Think keeping a little blue in this deep-red state matters to him just a little?
Bubba Goes Back to the Briar Patch: Bill Clinton’s Arkansas Obsession | Patricia Murphy | October 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou two had a bit of a falling out over what you felt was poor marketing on Zach Miri, and also passing on red state.
Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks' | Marlow Stern | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFollowing the disappointing box office for red state, Smith said that his follow-up film, Clerks 3, would be his last.
Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks' | Marlow Stern | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn contrast many red state metros such as Houston, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake, and Dallas-Ft.
Class Issues, Not Race, Will Likely Seal the Next Election | Joel Kotkin | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the oxide passes into the red state, it gives the tint called manteau Isabelle.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreMy folks campaigned for stem cells up and down every red state in the country.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
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