Charlotte, NC vs. Washington DC area (Atlanta, life, difference, beach)
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^ I agree. A better comparison would have been the Baltimore MSA excluding DC.
So what you are saying is that Baltimore is dull, boring, and bland too???
Dude St. Louis is cool but it is not winning any best city awards. D.C. is a metro of 6 million of course Charlotte and Bmore aren't in its league. But they offer alot for cities of their size. I have a feeling you haven't spent longer than a week in any city. By the way Dtwn St.Louis is not on Baltimore or Charlottes dtown level. That is a sad shell if its former self....
Charlotte is by far a much cleaner, nicer, more aesthetically pleasing metro area compared to St. Louis. It's not even close. At least Charlotte has nice looking sprawl. I-70 looks horrible with those access roads.
Race is what gets you elected in Charlotte, for the simple fact that blacks vote overwhelmingly for Democrats, while whites split their votes between Republicans and Democrats. In a city that has a large black population, the Democrat-solidarity of the black vote will get a Democrat elected in areas/cities that are under sixty percent white.
Pat McCrory, a White Republican, was Charlotte's longest-serving mayor. He served seven terms, from 1995-2009. In 1990, Charlotte was 31.2% Black. In 2000, the city was 32.7% Black.
Pat McCrory, a White Republican, was Charlotte's longest-serving mayor. He served seven terms, from 1995-2009. In 1990, Charlotte was 31.2% Black. In 2000, the city was 32.7% Black.
From what I read, the man functioned more like a Democrat than a Republican. He wasn't shy in using taxpayer's funds. Coupled with a slight white majority and Democrat-like behavior, it's probably what kept him in office. Let's face it. If the white population of Charlotte was 40% or less, he'd never have been elected. The white population of Charlotte has dropped from 56% to 45% (non-hispanic white) over the past ten years. It's unlikely a Republican will ever win Charlotte again, unless demographic trends reverse.
Charlotte is by far a much cleaner, nicer, more aesthetically pleasing metro area compared to St. Louis. It's not even close. At least Charlotte has nice looking sprawl. I-70 looks horrible with those access roads.
From what I read, the man functioned more like a Democrat than a Republican. He wasn't shy in using taxpayer's funds. Coupled with a slight white majority and Democrat-like behavior, it's probably what kept him in office. Let's face it. If the white population of Charlotte was 40% or less, he'd never have been elected. The white population of Charlotte has dropped from 56% to 45% (non-hispanic white) over the past ten years. It's unlikely a Republican will ever win Charlotte again, unless demographic trends reverse.
LOL, it's nice to see you continue to come up with excuses since it's obvious you don't know what you're talking about. Firstly, any Republican mayor in a fairly large city won't be shy in "using taxpayer's funds." Secondly, you seem to be parroting the stuff that opponents of the establishment of the light rail line were saying, which McCrory helped secure federal funds for by working very closely with the late Sen. Jesse Helms--and who would ever call Helms a RINO?
LOL, it's nice to see you continue to come up with excuses since it's obvious you don't know what you're talking about. Firstly, any Republican mayor in a fairly large city won't be shy in "using taxpayer's funds." Secondly, you seem to be parroting the stuff that opponents of the establishment of the light rail line were saying, which McCrory helped secure federal funds for by working very closely with the late Sen. Jesse Helms--and who would ever call Helms a RINO?
Mutiny, a lot of the old Republicans were once Democrats. (Jesse Helms; originally, Helms was very conservative and fought wasting tax funds)
Secondly, many of the old-time Republicans were more pro-big government.
Thirdly, many of the Republicans who do win elections in big cities do operate like Democrats. (Rudy Giuliani, Bloomberg)
Answer this.
Can you list major cities that have a Republican mayor and are under forty percent white? I'm sure that it'd be on one hand. You could list countless mayors of major cities that are less than forty percent white and who are Democrats.
Of those few "on one hand", nearly every one of them acts like a Democrat in some form or fashion.
Mutiny, a lot of the old Republicans were once Democrats. (Jesse Helms; originally, Helms was very conservative and fought wasting tax funds)
Secondly, many of the old-time Republicans were more pro-big government.
Thirdly, many of the Republicans who do win elections in big cities do operate like Democrats. (Rudy Giuliani, Bloomberg)
Answer this.
Can you list major cities that have a Republican mayor and are under forty percent white? I'm sure that it'd be on one hand. You could list countless mayors of major cities that are less than forty percent white and who are Democrats.
Of those few "on one hand", nearly every one of them acts like a Democrat in some form or fashion.
This is really irrelevant to your original point. The burden of proof is on you to prove that a substantial number of non-Whites voted for these "Democrat-acting" Republican mayors. Good luck with that one.
But I do like how you keep changing the goal posts. It's pretty amusing.
This is really irrelevant to your original point. The burden of proof is on you to prove that a substantial number of non-Whites voted for these "Democrat-acting" Republican mayors. Good luck with that one.
But I do like how you keep changing the goal posts. It's pretty amusing.
Let me clarify:
A CONSERVATIVE Republican cannot get elected in a city less than sixty percent white.
A LIBERAL Republican can get elected, as long as the city is a minimum of forty percent white.
Below forty percent, under most circumstances, it is virtually impossible for a Republican to win. A conservative Republican definitely doesn't stand a chance under such a demographic situation.
Guys and gals, let's get back to the original post that derailed this thread.
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Originally Posted by Gateway Region
These two cities differ in culture and sophistication, one is home to Nascar and is quite hick while the other is home to the government and a world class city.
"Home to Nascar and is quite hick" is an obvious blanket statement; and we ALL know what he/she meant by it (which is an ignorant statement itself, because I know of educated folks of all races who love NASCAR). Also, most major cities have Nascar Tracks. On top of that, Charlotte and St. Louis are two of only a handful of cities that actually have an official NASCAR Speedpark. http://www.nascarspeedpark.com/
I posted that pic of the city council only to show how silly this poster's quote about Charlotte was. Here is a video of folks riding the train to Nascar's "Speedstreet" festival uptown.
^^^If this is the scene from a "bland and boring hick town" then so be it. We're a bunch of hicks (and proud of it!!!).
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