blue state
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4.1
- noun
- /blu steɪt/
- US
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estado demócrata
- Truth is, there are still lots of votes to count in very blue states.
- a deep blue state
- governor of a blue state
- a very blue state
So let's start dividing into red and blue States and see where that goes.
- So let's start dividing into red and blue States and see where that goes.
- And when you live in a blue state, you have some protection from the crazy.
- We have sorted ourselves out into not just red States and blue states, but red counties and blue counties.
- And so instead, what he's done is he's branded what Democrats want as a blue state bailout.
- A governor, private equity guy, competent, rich, successful governor of a blue state who is going to come in and do this?
- Well there is no question that the Democrats have not done a good enough job of telling people it is the blue states that is supporting you.
- I think now you are going to see formerly blue states rush to pull the lever for Donald Trump.
- So hard to say there on federal power, you get what are, you know, blue states rights and red states rights.
- Disney Corporation is paying travel expenses for its employees so they can travel to blue States and get an abortion.
- There's one more piece about what changed in the meantime before Goodridge, and that's our understanding that federalism includes blue states rights too.
- Great piece about how because blue states don't build enough housing, it's one of the key reasons people are leading and going to places like Texas and Florida.
- If you ask blue states, red states, purple states, what really matters to you?
- You live in red state, blue state public schools.
- In other words, the red states are doing worse from COVID and the blue states.
Examples
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Oregon is considered a blue state because it consistently votes for Democratic candidates in elections.
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But now many blue states are starting to change their tune.
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These are blue states, these are red states.
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And when you live in a blue state, you have some protection from the crazy.
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That we have never been just a collection of individuals... or a collection of red states and blue states.
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When Christie was elected, especially in a blue state like New Jersey, I, along with many others, were elated.
Blog text (2) -
American Jews are largely urban, clustered in blue states, culturally sophisticated, with more years of college and postgraduate education than the average American.
Academic text (2010) -
Maryland, Minnesota, Maine, and Washington—all blue states—will be holding ballot referendums on gay marriage.
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In the upcoming election, many voters in blue states are hoping to maintain control of the governorship.
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Historically, blue states like California and New York have been key to Democratic victories in presidential elections.
Surface Forms
Morphology
blue + state
The literal parts 'blue' (a color) and 'state' (political entity) do not by themselves convey 'supports the Democratic Party' unless the learner knows the U.S. convention that Democrats = blue. The color-labeling is a cultural/political convention (partly transparent as a marker on maps) but the specific color→party mapping is arbitrary and requires extra world knowledge, so it is not fully transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Blue state comes from TV and newspaper election maps that color a state blue when most people there vote for the Democratic Party. So, calling a place a blue state now means it 'mostly supports or votes for the Democratic Party'.