"Red States from Guatemala the Blue States from Scandinavia"

If there is a better article supplementing E.J. Dionne's Book "Our Divided Political Heart -- The Battle for the American Idea in An Age of Discontent" and the ideas behind the historical split of our nation, I have not found it.  I urge you to read this excellent article written by Jonathan Cohn in The New Republic entitled: "Blue States are from Scandinavia, Red States are from Guatemala" -- A theory of a divided nation here or below.  

I have also provided a link to A.J. Dionne's book "Our Divided Political Heart" as well here or below which, although I have read only parts of it, I believe tries to  understand historically the seismic split of our nation and how to repair it.

Editorial Comment: If you live in Massachusetts and the other blue states consider yourself VERY fortunate indeed!

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/108185/blue-states-are-scandinavia-red-states-are-guatemala?page=0,1

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Divided-Political-Heart-Discontent/dp/1608192016/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1350561417&sr=1-1&keywords=A.J.+Dionne