Life in "Progress" States - The Lowe's store closing edition

Lowe's announced 20 store closings this week.

Here are the stores

Los Banos, CA			Biddeford, ME			Old Bridge, NJ
Westminster, CA			Ellsworth, ME			Batavia, NY
Denver, CO			Ionia, MI			N. Kingstown, RI
Aurora, IL			Rogers, MN			Emporia, VA
Oswego, IL			Claremont, NH			S. Tacoma, WA
Chalmette, LA			Hooksett, NH			Brown Deer, WI
Haverhill, MA			Manchester, NH

Notice the connection? The PJ Tatler did.

All but one of the stores Lowe’s is closing are in states Obama carried in 2008.

Closing stores because people are fleeing your area? Now that's "progressive"!