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For now. We'll see what the difference is in 3 years. Politically they are not that different. NC seems to attract more big business and has a few more liberal pockets that SC.
I think the Triangle alone is more liberal then the entire state of SC, and I don't mean that in a negative way.
I think the Triangle alone is more liberal then the entire state of SC, and I don't mean that in a negative way.
It is--the Triangle is also more liberal than the rest of NC as well--but I think he was referring to NC having a few more pockets of liberalism quantitatively speaking.
I think the true pockets of liberalism in NC are the Triangle (especially Durham and Orange counties) and Asheville. Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem are all more moderate but lean a little left. For SC, the truly blue areas are Columbia and Charleston, but they aren't as liberal as the Triangle and Asheville. Hilton Head tilts a little to the left socially, but not fiscally.
It is--the Triangle is also more liberal than the rest of NC as well--but I think he was referring to NC having a few more pockets of liberalism quantitatively speaking.
I think the true pockets of liberalism in NC are the Triangle (especially Durham and Orange counties) and Asheville. Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem are all more moderate but lean a little left. For SC, the truly blue areas are Columbia and Charleston, but they aren't as liberal as the Triangle and Asheville. Hilton Head tilts a little to the left socially, but not fiscally.
SC had its vote years ago and only Richland (Columbia) and Charleston counties had any tint of blue, but a majority in all counties voted to ban gay marriage; however, a slight majority in the city of Charleston voted against the measure. It would be interesting to see how the voting patterns in SC would look today since the country's views on gay marriage have shifted a bit.
SC had its vote years ago and only Richland (Columbia) and Charleston counties had any tint of blue, but a majority in all counties voted to ban gay marriage; however, a slight majority in the city of Charleston voted against the measure. It would be interesting to see how the voting patterns in SC would look today since the country's views on gay marriage have shifted a bit.
Probably not too different. NC had its vote last year and the tide was pretty tough. That article brings some interesting points to light. It tends to be the higher the educated class of population the more likely that area is to support gay marriage.
South Carolina has a plethora of great cities such us Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, North Augusta, Florence, Myrtle Beach, Georgetown, Charleston and Hilton Head; these cities are well distributed throughout the entire state. In addition to having so many great cities, it also has smaller communities like Clemson and Orangeburg that have their own distinct personalities, colleges and universities. Further, having well disperse cities is also more benefinicial to the state as a whole because growth is not concentrated mostly in just one region as it is North Carolina (for example: the Piedmont), while the remaing regions (the mountains and coastal plain) tend to suffer alot more economically.
Although, North Carolina has had more growth within recent years and gets alot more attention than South Carolina (sans Charleston and Greenville), it is far more imbalanced than its southern counterpart.
The general assembly had the vote for Amendment 1 moved to the date of the primary. This was deliberate on their part. The dems didn't have a competitive primary but the republicans did, so it brought out disproportionate republican turnout. I'm not going to pretend that having it on election day would've changed the outcome though. At most it would've been slightly closer.
It was incredibly one-sided--alarmingly so. We cannot call this a progressive state with a straight face when 60% of this state voted to limit their own rights so severely. Straight people can't have domestic partnerships anymore! It doesn't just punish people in same-sex relationships, it punishes straight people who don't want to get married. They might as well pass a law establishing a state religion; that's basically what they're forcing us to live under with this amendment.
South Carolina has a plethora of great cities such us Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, North Augusta, Florence, Myrtle Beach, Georgetown, Charleston and Hilton Head; these cities are well distributed throughout the entire state. In addition to having so many great cities, it also has smaller communities like Clemson and Orangeburg that have their own distinct personalities, colleges and universities. Further, having well disperse cities is also more benefinicial to the state as a whole because growth is not concentrated mostly in just one region as it is North Carolina (for example: the Piedmont), while the remaing regions (the mountains and coastal plain) tend to suffer alot more economically.
Although, North Carolina has had more growth within recent years and gets alot more attention than South Carolina (sans Charleston and Greenville), it is far more imbalanced than its southern counterpart.
I think SC may be slightly more balanced in terms of population distribution than NC, but not by a whole lot. There are two distinct economically depressed areas of SC: the area roughly bounded by I-20, I-26, and I-95, and the Pee Dee area outside of Florence/Darlington and Myrtle Beach (largely corresponding to areas along the I-95 corridor and to the east and west north of I-26). I think those areas correspond proportionally to areas of eastern NC and Appalachia, more or less.
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They might as well pass a law establishing a state religion; that's basically what they're forcing us to live under with this amendment.
One legislator actually proposed that. When the Republicans took over the NC Legislature, it demonstrated that the state was more conservative than people thought.
Since this new general assembly it's hard to even think of when NC was "waaaaaay" more progressive than SC. Also, Charleston just voted former governor Sanford to hid old seat. With That being said,I find it hard to accept Charleston as a progressive area. Maybe compared to SC but as a whole, for now, I'm in doubt of Charleston.
The republican congress in NC right now has a very high disapproval rating (most were voted in because they promised to bring more jobs, not for the crap they have been doing). As for Charleston SC, the parts of Charleston within the 1st district actually voted for Colbert, as did a few surrounding areas such as Folly Beach. It was the further outlying areas of the district that gave Sanford his win.
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