Democratic enclave in Wyoming? - is it possible? (sale, houses)

[DreamworksSKG]

Is it possible to be a Democrat and live in Wyoming? Are there any parts of cities or towns, that are more liberal in Wyoming than conservative? Or is everyone basically right wing envangelical conservative republican?

[ruggedindividual]

Originally Posted by DreamworksSKG

Is it possible to be a Democrat and live in Wyoming? Are there any parts of cities or towns, that are more liberal in Wyoming than conservative?

No more possible than it is to be a conservative Republican living in Boston.

Originally Posted by DreamworksSKG

Or is everyone basically right wing envangelical conservative republican?

Yes. Wyoming is a hotbed for fascist, Jesus-freakshows who are being recruited by right-wing domestic terrorist organizations because we served our country honorably, and without political motivations.

The fact is, there are a good number of Democrats in the state and everyone gets along just fine. I think if you browse around the Wyoming forum, you'd find that most people don't focus on race, religion, political party, etc. They tend to focus more on the type of neighbor we are to each other. I wish every state were more like Wyoming in that regard.

[jdavid93225]

Originally Posted by DreamworksSKG

Is it possible to be a Democrat and live in Wyoming?

I would suggest that if you are a liberal democrat, Wyoming probably isn't the place for you. The things that make Wyoming desirable to those that want to live there are the things most liberal democrats despise. The things that most liberal democrats stand for are the things most Wyoming residents despise. For example, most folks in Wyoming take care of themselves and their neighbors and don't depend on the government to do so for them.

Why would you be interested in Wyoming if you're a liberal democrat? There are plenty of other places much better suited for you, such as San Francisco, Santa Barbara, or many other places in California or Massachusetts.

Originally Posted by DreamworksSKG

Are there any parts of cities or towns, that are more liberal in Wyoming than conservative?

That said, yes, there are pockets of Wyoming where there is a more liberal attitude, though I don't think I would say they are the majority in most of these places.

Originally Posted by DreamworksSKG

Or is everyone basically right wing envangelical conservative republican?

I detect a hint of condescention. Why is it that these labels are thrown out whenever the subject is anyone other than liberal democrats? Do you not believe that these terms can be used independently? Many of the folks in Wyoming are conservative. Many are Republicans. Quite a few are "right wing," and quite a few are Evangelicals. I wouldn't say that basically everyone in Wyoming is all of those things, though some are.

[Katarina Witt]

Isn't Wyoming basically libertarian?

[NVDave]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Isn't Wyoming basically libertarian?

For some value(s) of 'libertarian', yes.

If you're expecting Wyomingites to legalize marijuana sometime soon so we have an instant influx of stoners... I would not bet on that. Same as Nevada. Rural Nevada is very libertarian... until you get to the question of dope. Then the issue becomes, much as it is in Wyoming, not the dope itself, but the people who make it a central part of their choice on where to live and what to do. And folks look at dopers and say "Eh, they don't look like such great neighbors..." and vote against legalization or decriminalization of drugs.

I would say that rural Nevada is more libertarian than Wyoming in that they have legal prostitution. I seriously doubt that Wyoming is going to legalize and tax cathouses any time soon. Wyoming allows the sale of wholesale fireworks, whereas they're banned in Nevada, so there's that difference in Wyoming's favor. But most liberal Democrats would get tired of rural Nevada just as fast or faster than they'd get tired of Wyoming.

[Tiger Beer]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Isn't Wyoming basically libertarian?

I could get behind libertarianism myself. I love the concept.

I just wish more libertarians were anti-Republican. Republicans are a greater threat to libertarians...as they masquerade and SAY they are 'for' the things that libertarians are for, yet time and time again, the Republicans put us into more massive debt, etc.

That being said, if you are fiscal conservative libertarian.

If you are social conservative...than it might be questionable if you even are a libertarian, as you just wish to put a lot of restrictions on all kinds of people.

[NVDave]

Originally Posted by DreamworksSKG

Is it possible to be a Democrat and live in Wyoming? Are there any parts of cities or towns, that are more liberal in Wyoming than conservative? Or is everyone basically right wing envangelical conservative republican?

That's a pretty stupid question on your part.

Our governor is a Democrat, so the fact that he a) lives here and b) got elected here disproves your thesis from the get-go.

[georgiainwyo]

I really wonder, too, why you would lump all of those things in one description of a person living in Wyoming. I am democrat, don't see myself as either liberal or conservative, and am a member of a church that's denomination is the Evangelical Church of N. America. One nice thing about living in Wyoming is that you can be almost anything you want to be, and like another poster stated, if you are a good neighbor and treat people right, you will fit right in!

[city414]

a democratic enclave is what the US is or claim to be a democratic goverment, oh you mean democrat to republican etc

[Happy in Wyoming]

Originally Posted by DreamworksSKG

Is it possible to be a Democrat and live in Wyoming? Are there any parts of cities or towns, that are more liberal in Wyoming than conservative? Or is everyone basically right wing envangelical conservative republican?

You can be anything you care to be in Wyoming as long as you are opposed to gun control. If you are in favor of gun control, you will be a pariah.

I am not saying this with sarcasm or irony. It is the simple truth.