North Carolina: More like South Carolina or Virginia? (Raleigh, Washington: 2014, live)
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Irrelevant. The discussion is about actual voters.
If we're talking about whether or not NC is a purple state, then I think it's very relevant especially when you consider the differences in the electorate in presidential election years and mid-term/off years.
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In an election, 60% is a landslide. Please link to any statewide election that garnered 90% of the vote.
LOL, we're talking about the composition of the electorate. 60% is a lighter shade of purple, not solid red. That's generally speaking, not specific to NC. And it's a moot point anyway, since gay marriage is legal in the state.
If we're talking about whether or not NC is a purple state, then I think it's very relevant especially when you consider the differences in the electorate in presidential election years and mid-term/off years.
We disagree then.
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Originally Posted by Mutiny77
LOL, we're talking about the composition of the electorate. 60% is a lighter shade of purple, not solid red. That's generally speaking, not specific to NC. And it's a moot point anyway, since gay marriage is legal in the state.
Yes, we are talking about the composition of the electorate...and no electorate is 90% one way or the other. Thats the point...60% is a huge number. Garnering 60% is a huge margin and is indicative of an electorate that is strongly oriented one way or the other.
And actually, the fact that same gender marriage is legal in NC is the moot point in this discussion. I'm not discussing the legality or morality of same gender marriage, I'm discussing the composition of the electorate.
Yes, we are talking about the composition of the electorate...and no electorate is 90% one way or the other. Thats the point...60% is a huge number. Garnering 60% is a huge margin and is indicative of an electorate that is strongly oriented one way or the other.
And actually, the fact that same gender marriage is legal in NC is the moot point in this discussion. I'm not discussing the legality or morality of same gender marriage, I'm discussing the composition of the electorate.
60% isn't small potatoes by any stretch, but the gay marriage vote itself is moot because there are no prior referendums to compare it to, for one.
60% isn't small potatoes by any stretch, but the gay marriage vote itself is moot because there are no prior referendums to compare it to, for one.
I wasn't attempting to compare it to prior referendums. I was citing it as evidence of the conservative leaning of North Carolina's current electorate.
I wasn't attempting to compare it to prior referendums. I was citing it as evidence of the conservative leaning of North Carolina's current electorate.
There are no prior referendums to compare it to LOL.
"I wasn't attempting to compare it to prior referendums."
That was the statement that needed correcting in the sense that it assumed there were prior referendums. There were not.
Good lord. YOU are the one who brought up "prior referendums" in the first place! That is why I pointed out that I wasn't comparing it. I made no assumptions and never said, or implied, that any prior referendums existed.
Enough!
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