nyc: Here's the the scenario. Terrorist hijack a ship bound for NYC, they have with them a nuclear device. Within minutes of entering NYC harbor and before anyone discovers what has happened, they detonate the device. Casulities are great, say 2 million dead from the intial blast, 3-5 million die in the following 30 days from radioactive fall-out. Being that the NYC area is home to a very high percentage of liberals, the vast majority of the people that perish are liberals. Add to this that many New York Staters are swayed by the events to vote more conservatively. Under this scenario, does New York State become a Red state?|||If this event were to occur I think not only would New York become a red state, it would cause the entire nation to rethink it's attitude toward the war on terror. This scenario is chillingly scary because it is so very much in the realm of possibility.|||no they are so confused in NY they don't know which way is up|||Under you scenario, I belive New York would become a NEON GREEN State!|||Sorry, but this is kind of silly. This assumes incorrectly that people who consider themselves "liberal" aren't already interested in being safe. The Iraq war, which is the politically dividing issue of the moment, was started under false pretenses and in retrospect the world would have been safer if it had never been waged. If a bomb exploded, are liberals going to become anti-choice? Anti gay rights? Anti womens rights? Pro government control? Anti free speech? I think not. Silly silly silly. Additional response to the additional details: why would the 5 million votes lost be overly liberal as compared to the rest of the state? Silly silly silly!|||There wouldn't be anymore NY State if NYC were nuked. You would lose a 1/3 of your population and tax revnue and NY State would become another Iowa. Yes another red state without many eletoral votes and thus very insignificant when it comes to political power in the US. But it would be another red state & that's still okay.|||Sorry, this is a really ridiculous question. It doesnt sound like there would be much left to BE a state, never mind what color. You obviously have a problem with liberalism.|||I don't know if it would become a red state but it would be back in play instead of a lock for Democrats. And there would be less EC votes in NY. As to the political fallout a lot would depend on who was President. The party in power would take a major hit nationwide.|||Yes, the State that can be implied help US win the Revolutionary War and by its factories help the US win the Civil War. The fact that NYC is still vulnerable under conservatives and still under liberals question why voters still vote for such leaders. The populist party has a proven effective plan to protect NYC that bridges the gap between the State and Federal governments to ensure the local government, http://www.voteprimous.com