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59 cuts Houston in half, I'd personally push the line east. When I was in Beaumont, I definitely felt more in the 'South' than Texas but not so in Houston. The Rodeo for one is huge in this city and I don't associate Rodeo culture with the south.
Well, i would consider towns like El Campo, Rosenberg, Bay City, Navasota or Palestine as "southern." All of those towns are west of 59.
So i guess it's all in the perception. But i think you'd agree that to call Lubbock a southern city is ludicrous.
Would generally agree, and the states with more Western and Cowboy traditions do seem to have a strong Libertarian streak running thru them, that often balances out a lot of that Fundamentalism. While Southerners may actually like having everyone "know their place" within the "natural order".... ranchers, cowboys and pioneer descendants, not so much.
That's certainly true with Nebraska, which is actually more of a High Plains/cowboy western state vs. Midwestern--you don't find many "teavangelicals" here. I don't know that I'd call it libertarian though. It's definitely a live and live attitude on most social issues (with the exception of pockets with high Catholic populations on abortion), because we don't want people nosing into our personal, family and religious business, and we don't think it's our job to nose into theirs, let alone dragging the government into it. On fiscal issues, people here tend to be more pragmatic small business type conservatives vs. libertarians or tea party. We are a low population state with a chunk of people still living on farms and ranches, or owning/operating some type of small business. People tend to care more about rolling up your sleeves and finding a practical way to create more jobs and help small business/manufacturing growth in this country, vs. sticking to some blind ideology.
The old saying about Nebraska--we may be really conservative, but that doesn't mean that we're really Republican--there's not a lot of party rah rah, no matter what, going on here.
People associate the south with conservatism. It includes states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and West Virginia.
Then there is a vast region in the North West also full of conservatives. States like Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and Montana.
Is there any difference between the politicians of those two regions?
I don't really like my current governor in Florida, he's not the ideal conservative I am looking for...
Southern states are associated with some bad statistics, but I don't hear much about those north conservative states, although that could be due to their low population.
Both are concerned with fiscal issues, but social issues don't mean jack to most northern conservatives. There's your difference.
I think it's a matter of where the evangelicals are.
alabama is not really a true conservative state, Its slap in the middle of the bible belt. so depend on what religion evangelicals or the southern baptist, thats your conservatives
From my observation the mountain west type of conservatisim is more the "rugged individualism" type that probably comes from their ranching heritage. (Govt. cant tell ME what to do). The southern type is more based on religion, morals, and racial stuff due to their history and the fact that African Americans in the south actually constitute a real political presence.
This is even more pronounced in Alaska. It's a red state, but Sarah Palin aside, it's also a fairly secular state, particularly compared to the south. If I had to name the most libertarian state in the country, it would be Alaska, easily.
Not really. It's not an Antebellum Southern state. Most people would think of Oklahoma in the way they should...as a Plains State. I realize that it's fashionable to be "southern" nowadays, and everyone wants to have a little Rebel in 'em, but Oklahoma just doesn't fit the bill. About the only part of the state that even qualifies it as somewhat southern is the stretch that lies east of Hwy 69.
It's no different than Texas. Only a sliver of Texas is Dixie. But when you have people from Pecos or Amarillo talking about how southern they are, they sound ridiculous.
Agree, particularly about Texas. West Texas is not "southern." For that matter, neither are large portions of Florida.
"Southern" is as much a historical concept as it is a geographical one - maybe more so.
Would generally agree, and the states with more Western and Cowboy traditions do seem to have a strong Libertarian streak running thru them, that often balances out a lot of that Fundamentalism. While Southerners may actually like having everyone "know their place" within the "natural order".... ranchers, cowboys and pioneer descendants, not so much.
What about Texas? Southern but at the same time proud of its cowboys? As in Houston's biggest event is a rodeo and Dallas football team is the cowboys?
South Florida IS NOT a state. There are many conservatives in the state, including in Jacksonville.
There are some conservatives in Fl but more trumpettes than conserves now. And yea DiDantis is MrT lap dog. Lots of blood on his hands
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