Five Red States. That's right. Five.

Gallup released a poll yesterday looking to determine American's political affiliations. Apparently the first in a multi-part series, I encourage you to follow the link and marvel at the sea of blue states reporting Democratic majorities.

Here is a link to the NYT page where people are attempting to interpret this data.

While the meaning of this is obviously the source of much dispute, considering that this poll comes at the heels of Obama's inauguration it's less surprising than it would be had McCain won. I've weighed in against the "permanent majority" stuff before, but it's still a trend worth watching. We'll see where we are at the midterms.