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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:04 AM Original message |
Why is Obama doing well in South Dakota and Montana & doing poorly in West Virginia and Kentucky? |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. Check the demographics of each state - get the numbers |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
135. Gristy, could you help us out |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #135 |
146. No, I don't have the demographics - but I'm sure they can be gleaned from the web somewhere |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #146 |
160. Didn't mean to call you a liar |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. because the latter is in the heart of racism country |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I have met as many racist from New Jersey as i have |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Than could you offer an explanation? |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Do you really want one or is making blanket insults so much easier? |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
41. As another poster pointed out, which state has the former KKK member representing them? |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Did you read any of my posts |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Answer this: |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Honestly? |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. He was way down in the polls there |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. You just underscored my point |
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dave29 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. (which states have been important to Hillary) |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. And of course, you make a good point |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. you'd have a point if Obama had actually skipped any states BEFORE WVa. He's campaigned |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #79 |
90. Interesting.... |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #79 |
134. Steel workers don't count |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #72 |
85. that was a good post upthread and looks to be an interesting journal |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. Thanks... |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #89 |
108. Thank you for trying. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #108 |
144. Take care, juajen |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #72 |
92. Wasn't that Hillary's logic for avoiding all those caucus states? |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #92 |
97. See post #80 |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
73. You theory is based on the faulty assumption that West Virginians are some how harder workers |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Don't be ridiculous |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. Really? Works with their hands? |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. There's this little thing called willful denial |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. No, I'm really curious.... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #82 |
93. you are being disingenuous |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. I am not being disingenuous.... |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #73 |
115. What evidence other than supporters calling others racist? |
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MadAnne (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #63 |
94. Like when Gore didn't campaign at all in WV n/t |
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wvbygod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #53 |
106. Becaue WV prefers a Clinton |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #106 |
116. Didn't Clinton campaign in North Carolina? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #116 |
122. I read bil campaigned in North Carolina |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. That was not my point... It was said that Obama is not |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. So sorry, that poster is |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #122 |
129. Deleted message |
depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
141. He's a Demcrat and new to the political scene |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
104. Well let me see... Why the fucking hell does a person from WV have to explaing a goddamn |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #104 |
120. You would think choice is our right as well, and we should be |
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virtualobserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. you have to admit, few states have former Klan leaders as their Senator |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Exactly |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:21 AM Original message |
Right!!! And that means EVERY WHITE PERSON in that state MUST be racist. |
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virtualobserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. Obviously not, but when an elected official came to power in that way |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
42. Excellent point |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
112. Byrd was one of the few dems who *strongly* opposed the Iraq war, and he renounced the KKK a long ti |
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virtualobserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #112 |
117. my point was about the environment that formed him.......... |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. bullshit |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. We equally hate everybody in Jersey. |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. exactly! |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Well, a Monmouth poll had Obama up 26 a few weeks back. So I think NJ wont be a problem. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. Guess you need to get out more, talk to the people |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #44 |
67. double bullshit |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #67 |
95. See I don't wear my political beliefs on my sleeves and rarely confront others if it's in a work |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Never claimed NJ wasn't full of racists, it's part of the reason Hillary took the state |
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panAmerican (864 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #15 |
40. Most people in NJ are cool. *SOUTH* Jersey otoh... |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
99. ugh... |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
56. I can believe that, but NJ can hide it better with a population of 8 million compared ...... |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. If we want your opinion we'll give it to you |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #69 |
103. Anytime you are ready hokie shit. I would be glad to share my |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #103 |
153. *cringe* |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #153 |
159. Not a threat just want to get to know a hokie piece of shit better. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
138. My husband is from South Dakota - That is the most racist state I have ever been in. |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
156. And did Obama win New Jersey? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
33. Idaho is KNOWN for racism |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
132. How so? Please provide examples..... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #132 |
143. Let's see... |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #143 |
152. The Aryan Nation being in a state has less to do with the state's culture |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. Don't get me wrong |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. West Virginia is in Boston, now? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
98. It's Getting Better |
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wvbygod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
105. Just because you say this is the heart of racism country does not make it so |
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BluegrassDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. Education levels |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
60. Bingo |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
121. Poor education is a marker for poverty. You are prejudiced against the poor. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. Progressives vs. Dixiecrats like Zell Miller |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
7. OMG!1!! Because real white hard-working 'Murkikins won't vote for a scary black guy... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. A popular explanation is that WV and KY are more racist than SD and MT |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. It probably has a lot to do with desperation. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
125. how could they not like him, he's Irish! |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #125 |
137. Yep |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
13. We're all racist in the south. That's the answer you want. Right? |
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RethugAssKicker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. No.. but too many of you are !! |
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TNOE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
118. Unfortunately, there's a lot of truth |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
109. heck, ALL white people who don't vote for Obama are racists. that's what they think. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #109 |
123. dupe delete |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #109 |
126. Too bad they see me as so retarded. I could actually help them. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
16. Something weird east of the Mississippi |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
17. Incumbency |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
20. What's the per capita income and educational level in those states? |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I think WV either has the least college educated people, or least high school graduates. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. If that is true, Clinton will probably win by 30 pts (n/t) |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
21. Education? |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Has to be Education |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. but this raises the following question: |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #27 |
38. The least-educated voters tend to go for name recognition |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #38 |
49. bingo! |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. Education = a proxy for CLASS |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
50. because they aren't so narrow minded |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
59. I analyzed this a little: |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
62. Why is he favored in Oregon then? |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
74. Education does not explain it at all |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #74 |
158. Education is only the factor among whites. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
58. Let's look at the education levels of different states here |
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rniel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
26. As a resident of Idaho |
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phillysuse (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
28. Education |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
29. The white vote is not a single entity. Not even close. That's why. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. True that. |
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NatBurner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. basically |
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Alhena (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
30. I've heard some speculate Scotch-Irish v. Northern European anscestry is the key |
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phillysuse (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
45. That's why Jim Webb for VP makes sense |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #45 |
68. I wasn't a big fan of Webb for VP until I learned about his books and writings |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #30 |
66. Dammit! |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
32. There is a Sharp Divide Between the West and the South |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Yup. Even before Obama, the plan was to move into the west to get electorals. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
71. I started to write something like this |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
43. two were slave states? |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
101. West Virginia was never a slave state. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. they didnt break off till 1863 |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
46. Appalachian whites are the most tribalistic and racist segment of America.... |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Not going to put up with this shit any longer |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #46 |
52. im one of them |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #52 |
65. And not all Hillary voters are "tribalistic and racist", either |
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wvbygod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
107. and your opinion is most bigoted |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #107 |
113. oops delete wrong place |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
130. The only thing I do know is that they are poor as dirt... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. Don't hold your breath. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
54. From reading this board, a stranger might conclude that half the country is racist and the other |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I do believe |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
55. I think |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
61. Birkenstock has no distributors in WV or Ky |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
64. Different states have different needs. |
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wowimthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
75. The impediment of racism plus narrrow-mindedness in one part of the electorate as opposed the other |
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wowimthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
78. There is a greater impediment of narrow-mindedness in one region vs. another. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
81. Eduction, WV is has the 2nd lowest high school graduation rate |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
83. The Appalachia Factor |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. Yeap, WV reminds me of life under CONSTANT conservatism |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #88 |
140. Except that they are pro-union or at least used to be. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
84. It has more to do with being informed vs. cobwebs in the brain. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Yeap, WV and Kentucky with lowest Median avg income and some low graduation rates |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #86 |
127. It's the evil poor people, stupid. |
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Azathoth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
100. West Virginia is Lynndie England country n/t |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
110. maybe the mid-western states are woman-haters. makes as much sense as your racism theory. |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #110 |
136. Like those sexists in Indiana |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
111. 16 years of Clinton hating propaganda and group-think. the population is more isolated out here, hen |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
114. More open-minded, better-educated as a whole. Even though these |
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Independent-Voter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
119. Because WV and KY have a TON on low-educated, white voters that HRC thrives on |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
133. Percentage of College graduates |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
139. There are a LOT of Native Americans in SD and Montana. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #139 |
145. but Obama is First American |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
142. Its simple. The smart educated people who see through BS |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
147. Cue up the banjo music. |
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iwearshoesinky (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #147 |
151. The banjo is a fun instrument. |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. I always liked the banjo. Thanks for the history lesson. |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
148. I have a anthropological theory |
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iwearshoesinky (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
149. WV and KY have very large tents |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
150. It's the hillbilly factor. |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
157. Aside from racism, there's two other reasons: |
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