Chart of the Day - 1.28.2009

—By Kevin Drum

| Wed Jan. 28, 2009 11:52 AM PST

CHART OF THE DAY....Via Taegan Goddard, Gallup reports on tracking poll data from 2008. They conclude that there are only five solid Republican states — representing a grand total of 2% of the population — left in the entire country. Full report here. Heckuva job, GOP! Congratulations to Utah for topping the list.

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