Whenever I see a map like this, I can't help but to think back to 2004 when Hannity kept showing the electoral map while crowing, "Look at all that red!"
Gallup observes:
Since Obama was inaugurated, not much has changed in the political party landscape at the state level -- the Democratic Party continues to hold a solid advantage in party identification in most states and in the nation as a whole.
So much for the power of the tea parties and all of the accompanying rage.
Adding... The president's approval number is back up to 56 percent, which probably indicates that he took a slight hit last time due to the Cambridge fracas.