It's not a partisan post.
I prefer democrat and... i'm not american.
But I've played the game in multiplayer mode and I think it's not normal that democratic candidates win in Arkansas, Lousiana, Kentucky, Tennesse, etc.
I was Obama and I won those states even if i never go in them.
When I played with Romney, It was very hard for me to win those states, I should fight a lot with speech and TV ads, but even with that... I lost those states.
There is something to change with the patch.