Sunday, September 20, 2009

Oregon vs. Oklahoma: An Analysis

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Oregon

Oklahoma

Population

3,790,060 (27th)

3,642,361 (28th)

Size

98,466 sq. mi. (9th)

68,898 sq. mi. (20th)

Shape

Round square. Also known as an “or-agon.”

Pan. Possibly a cast iron skillet.

Electoral Votes

7

7

Last Voted for a...

Republican in 1984 (Reagan)

Democrat in 1964 (Johnson)

Infamous serial killer

Ted Bundy

Timothy McVeigh

Eccentric indie rock band

The Decemberists

The Flaming Lips

Act of Native American Genocide

Rogue River Indian Wars

The Trail of Tears

Great Blue-Collar Novel later adapted into a film starring Henry Fonda

Sometimes A Great Notion

The Grapes of Wrath

Iconic commodity expressing the principle of Manifest Destiny

The Oregon Trail

Oklahoma!


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