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11-06-2008, 04:23 PM
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Aging Buick Driver
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Liberal West Coast - Liberal East Coast
The generalization was always that the liberal parts of the country were the northeast, upper midwest and the west coast.
It would now appear that virtually the entire the east coast is also a liberal stronghold.
12 of 14 east coast states supported the Dems. The only two east coast states that went GOP have fairly "liberal" cities anchoring their coastal areas, namely Charleston and Savannah.
Am I the only one who is astounded?
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11-06-2008, 06:59 PM
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Slayer of Liberal causes
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Ever heard of "Flyover country"? Its what liberals say whenever they fly over the midwest states
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11-06-2008, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ELOrocks17
Ever heard of "Flyover country"? Its what liberals say whenever they fly over the midwest states
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though chicago is going to be running dc/the country for a bit now.
that said, you are right. |
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11-06-2008, 07:12 PM
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Certified Ferroequinologist
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I suspect you are referring to the recent election and the addition of Blue States. Voting Democrat doesn't make the state Liberal, trust me. Obama was a very appealing man.
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11-06-2008, 09:15 PM
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The City of Lakes
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Rankin
The generalization was always that the liberal parts of the country were the northeast, upper midwest and the west coast.
It would now appear that virtually the entire the east coast is also a liberal stronghold.
12 of 14 east coast states supported the Dems. The only two east coast states that went GOP have fairly "liberal" cities anchoring their coastal areas, namely Charleston and Savannah.
Am I the only one who is astounded?
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You think Savannah is liberal? |
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11-06-2008, 10:04 PM
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I agree with Frankie117, I don't think you can call NC a liberal stronghold. VA does kinda have the DC influence though. It wouldn't surprise me in the least that 4 years from now these "new" blue states turn red again. Though not on the east coast, the same could be said for IN.
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11-06-2008, 10:12 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKY
I agree with Frankie117, I don't think you can call NC a liberal stronghold. VA does kinda have the DC influence though. It wouldn't surprise me in the least that 4 years from now these "new" blue states turn red again. Though not on the east coast, the same could be said for IN.
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I agree. McCain just wasn't a strong enough candidate to inspire republicans to turn out and vote this time. I'm pretty sure NC, FL, and maybe VA will turn back red in 2012. |
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11-06-2008, 10:28 PM
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When I heard that N.C. went for Obama, I thought, "N.C. is a little less redneck now".
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11-06-2008, 10:31 PM
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Now Ex-Bostonian in DFW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by southernnaturelover
I agree. McCain just wasn't a strong enough candidate to inspire republicans to turn out and vote this time. I'm pretty sure NC, FL, and maybe VA will turn back red in 2012.
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It wasn't McCain's fault. Bush's disastrous reign is what made independents go left and the youth get motivated. It's not that McCain was a bad candidate. He just could not save the republican party from itself.
The Republican Party lost it's conservative identity to the Neoconservative. Neocons spent wildly on an unnecessary war, fumbled Katrina, wasted the economy, trampled the Constitution, quadrupled gas prices, and put America's worldwide reputation in the gutter. I think Reagan would have quit the party.
More than anybody else, no one did more to help get Barrack Obama elected than George W Bush. |
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11-06-2008, 10:34 PM
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Now Ex-Bostonian in DFW
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Location: DFW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by d_Random
When I heard that N.C. went for Obama, I thought, "N.C. is a little less redneck now".
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So many Northerners are moving south, in ten or twenty years NC, SC, GA, and TX could all be blue states. |
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