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2. Missouri has a couple of major cities

Reply to NYCButterfinger (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2020, 04:02 PM

Jun 2020

Oklahoma has one medium size city. Outside of STL and KC, Missouri is as red as Oklahoma.

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Why is Oklahoma so red? [View all] NYCButterfinger Jun 2020 OP

Racism. Rural. Older. Mostly white. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #1

Missouri has a couple of major cities Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #2

The population are mostly Christian. Mariana Jun 2020 #3

Strange analysis. I doubt there are more heavily Christian demographics than blacks and hispanics. tritsofme Jun 2020 #10

The majority of Christian voters cast their ballots for Trump in 2016. Mariana Jun 2020 #26

The only Christians treestar Jun 2020 #31

Dominance of wingnut media, and computerized voting machines & tabulators diva77 Jun 2020 #4

Jesus edhopper Jun 2020 #5

That's why Merle Haggard sang Okie from doc03 Jun 2020 #6

Not really Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #11

Yes I like Haggard, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson doc03 Jun 2020 #12

Fred Harris was an exceptional US Senator from Oklahoma Zorro Jun 2020 #27

I had forgotten about that speech Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #28

from embarrassment NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #7

I always keep this handy just because of that SoonerPride Jun 2020 #8

Have wondered the same hurl Jun 2020 #9

If one feels screwed by the political treestar Jun 2020 #32

I too think it is the religious influence Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #13

You pretty much stated the facts. Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #14

Also, I should have mentioned the state's newspapers Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #23

A lot of clay in the soil rufus dog Jun 2020 #15

I've never visited Oklahoma, but if it's like Kansas... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #16

Religious stations, country music, and far right wing talk shows Awsi Dooger Jun 2020 #18

I can't complain about NPR either. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #19

Tornadoes. Tornadoes scramble things. yonder Jun 2020 #17

This shit started when the English sent Scots Protestants to "colonize" Ireland. hunter Jun 2020 #20

The English treestar Jun 2020 #33

Church. (n/t) Iggo Jun 2020 #21

Oil would be my guess. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #22

Caucasion + evangelical + poorly educated red. GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #24

Hart of clan country uponit7771 Jun 2020 #25

Take away St Louis and parts of KCMO and Missouri is Alabama. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #29

It's okay to move on from us now BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #30