Daily Graphic: The Southernization of the GOP

Ron Brownstein and the National Journal tackles with data what most of us who follow politics know – the Grand Old Party is moving toward becoming a regional political party.

A look at the 2008 final electoral map is telling, but one can’t make a sweeping pronouncement based on one election.  Brownstein’s well-researched, thoughtful piece is worth a read.  Along with the graphic below, there is an interactive chart where you can pick an era and see the Republican Party’s share of the vote inside and outside the South.