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View Poll Results: Most Powerful City in the South
Miami 9 10.34%
Houston 23 26.44%
Atlanta 42 48.28%
Dallas 10 11.49%
Phoenix 0 0%
Tuh, These aren't REAL CITIES just big giant Suburbs 1 1.15%
A Place not Listed 2 2.30%
Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-05-2015, 11:47 PM
 
Location: Shelby County, Tennessee
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Alright lets settle this. There's four big kahunas in the south I'll even throw in a Wild Card (check the poll) And Spare me the DC is southern Crap cuz DC aint in the poll. All cities seem impressive all have a claim to fame but you know what, There can only be 1. Since all cities seem so even which one slightly stands above the pack

Judging by
-Rising economic prosperity
-Job and GDP growth
-Most Fortune 500's
-Most Corporate Relocations
-Most Tourism
-Most Immigration
-Most Known around the World
-Most Vital transportation links (Since all world cities seem to be vital transportation hubs)
-Most New Projects/Skyscrapers under construction

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Old 09-06-2015, 12:49 AM
BCB
 
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Since when was Phoenix part of the South?
 
Old 09-06-2015, 12:50 AM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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Mess at Phoenix.

I'd say Houston
 
Old 09-06-2015, 12:51 AM
 
Location: Watching half my country turn into Gilead
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Miami. The illegal and uncounted money gives it the real edge, imo.
 
Old 09-06-2015, 01:06 AM
 
Location: Shelby County, Tennessee
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Phoenix the wild card, why not its big N sprawly just like the rest. Phoenix the southern city accidentally placed in the west
 
Old 09-06-2015, 01:34 AM
 
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Phoenix the southern city accidentally placed in the west
.....?
 
Old 09-06-2015, 01:41 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles,CA & Scottsdale, AZ
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lol ummm what? why the hell is phoenix in this poll. It is not in the south in anyway shape or form.
 
Old 09-06-2015, 01:43 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles,CA & Scottsdale, AZ
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Originally Posted by BlueRedTide View Post
Phoenix the southern city accidentally placed in the west
lol no. Phoenix is not a southern city, you have clearly never been there.
 
Old 09-06-2015, 01:55 AM
 
Location: Shelby County, Tennessee
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Originally Posted by Mentallect View Post
.....?

By that I mean it resembles the growth patterns and lacks a strong cohesive urban core just like the other cities and in fact Resembles the 4 major southern metros more closely than it does anything in the West. I think I have a point here and plus it's like super suburban just like the others
 
Old 09-06-2015, 08:49 AM
 
Location: Beautiful Northwest Houston
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People have such little regard for objective analysis .This poll is turning into just another popularity contest
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