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Looking at recent presidents, they have been all over the map--Carter, Clinton, LBJ--southern Ds. Reagan, Nixon, CA R's; Bush & HW Bush--southern Rs; Obama--midwestern D.
I think anyone from anywhere who has a reasonable resume, and above all is an effective campaigner, could win. If Hillary runs, will she be a southerner from Arkansas, a midwesterner from IL, or a norther easterner from NY? I don't think it would even occur to anyone to ask the question.
Seems like most of the folks who say Christie or Huntsman are too liberal are Southern true believers. The problem is that the Southern white vote will not carry the day anymore. Having Southern charm is a big plus as Clinton and Carter showed. But the rest of the people just don't want the crazy. Prayer breakfasts and NASCAR and birthers will not carry Minnesota.
Is there any Southern Republican who has crossover appeal? And more generally, given the division between the South and the rest can a Southern Rebublican even win the White House these days?
There aren't any Southern Repubs! They have all been thrown out of the GOP.
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Looking at recent presidents, they have been all over the map--Carter, Clinton, LBJ--southern Ds. Reagan, Nixon, CA R's; Bush & HW Bush--southern Rs; Obama--midwestern D.
I think anyone from anywhere who has a reasonable resume, and above all is an effective campaigner, could win. If Hillary runs, will she be a southerner from Arkansas, a midwesterner from IL, or a norther easterner from NY? I don't think it would even occur to anyone to ask the question.
I think the OP was talking about Southern Republican as in politically, not geographically. Neither bush was Politically Southern.
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BTW, that ''good ol boy'' Bill Clinton, successfully invoked Southern ''culture'' when he spoke of his New Covenant. Of course later on a lot of 'em came to realize he wasn't really ''one of them'', quite like they had thought!
And naturally Dubya's ''down home'' cowboy schtick, and his talk of being ''saved'' was aimed at much the same audience. In fact Karl Rove's infamous ''culture wars'' was designed precisely to widen that ''cultural divide''.
BTW, that ''good ol boy'' Bill Clinton, successfully invoked Southern ''culture'' when he spoke of his New Covenant. Of course later on a lot of 'em came to realize he wasn't really ''one of them'', quite like they had thought!
And naturally Dubya's ''down home'' cowboy schtick, and his talk of being ''saved'' was aimed at much the same audience. In fact Karl Rove's infamous ''culture wars'' was designed precisely to widen that ''cultural divide''.
Yep, Bush was many things, but not competent, or a bigot. Of course, Rove went all in for the bigot vote in 2000 and 2004. It worked.
And Clinton, well, he is the real deal. He can charm a chicken off a junebug. His success speaks for itself. His wife, nah, not even close. Clinton is a good example of the political power of a whip smart, yet down home southern politician.
Looking at recent presidents, they have been all over the map--Carter, Clinton, LBJ--southern Ds. Reagan, Nixon, CA R's; Bush & HW Bush--southern Rs; Obama--midwestern D.
I think anyone from anywhere who has a reasonable resume, and above all is an effective campaigner, could win. If Hillary runs, will she be a southerner from Arkansas, a midwesterner from IL, or a norther easterner from NY? I don't think it would even occur to anyone to ask the question.
I really don't think it makes a difference either: it is the overall policies of the candidate not what state they reside in or were born in. To even ask the question sorta surprises me..
jsjj: the op didn't say what he meant when he asked about a southern being elected...
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