This story caught my attention. The featured map caught my eye.

The number of states where liberals outnumber conservatives has dropped more than 30 percent, with just six now in that category: Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Washington, New York, and New Hampshire.

According to the latest Gallup survey, in every other state but California, where conservatives and liberals split 29 percent to 29 percent, conservatives lead.

Nationally, those who identify themselves conservative hold a nine-point lead.

None whole points to squander when the next time rolls around.

It’s safe to dispense with the worn liberal-conservative jive. That’s over. What struck me as interesting was this map:

Take a look at those various colored blocks. Might this be how the Balkanization breaks down after the breakup? Hmm.