http://wvxu.org en http://wvxu.org/post/southwest-ohio-red-edges-blue-middle <p>Now that the votes are officially counted, it’s time to empty the notebook on the 2012 election and turn the page. Here are&nbsp; some parting thoughts:</p><p><br><strong>Big Blue</strong>: One of the enduring myths of American politics, if you talk to many pundits and politicos around the country, is that Cincinnati is rock-solid Republican country.</p><p><br>Maybe they confuse the city with the county and the region as a whole, which definitely has a red due. Or maybe it goes back to the fact that the Taft political dynasty came from the Queen City.</p> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Howard Wilkinson 6629 at http://wvxu.org Southwest Ohio: Red on the edges, blue in the middle