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Marr

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56. Boy, you make a shitty case for embracing the South.

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:03 PM

Oct 2012

It's bigotry simply to point out demographic information about the South? I'm amazed that someone with such a keen interest in discrimination thinks the Civil War was more than 200 years in the past.

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Gallup Poll Crosstabs - R+22 in the South [View all] Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 OP

It seems as if the South is overrepresented in the Gallup polls meow2u3 Oct 2012 #1

That isn't an oversample per se Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #6

well, it is the South quinnox Oct 2012 #2

We should have lost the civil war. Hamlette Oct 2012 #3

I understand your sentiment edhopper Oct 2012 #7

Bigot. Fawke Em Oct 2012 #24

Bigot seems a tad harsh considering what I said. Hamlette Oct 2012 #30

No, it's not. Fawke Em Oct 2012 #41

"More than 200 years ago"?? Huh? kath Oct 2012 #43

Which is why my post said "I know there are some nice people living in the south" Hamlette Oct 2012 #46

"I know there are some nice people living in the south..." Hosnon Oct 2012 #48

no, it is not the same shit Hamlette Oct 2012 #55

Boy, you make a shitty case for embracing the South. Marr Oct 2012 #56

No, but Reconstruction should have been far more harsh. hifiguy Oct 2012 #51

Once again, the rest of the country will step up and save us from TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #4

Buncha stupid motherfuckers. tabasco Oct 2012 #5

Gallup or Southern White Republicans? Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #12

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #8

Hmm, let me think... Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #9

They are not overcounting the south. cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #13

That totally makes sense. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #22

That explains why I am drowning reflection Oct 2012 #10

That is not unreasonable, and not a problem with the poll cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #11

Oh, I am not questioning their results. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #15

The census southern region is big, so we have at least one wrapped up cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #18

Do you have a breakdown of these regions used for polling? nt Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #19

i was wrong -- see below cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #20

Thank you. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #21

The Mason-Dixon line was the north border of MD cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #29

Actually, Gallup uses a different regional breakdown bjhunt Oct 2012 #31

According to your link: npk Oct 2012 #39

The link is from July. Those numbers are old. /nt nsd Oct 2012 #42

Here is Gallup's regional definitions. morningfog Oct 2012 #37

Don't forget Delaware. Jennicut Oct 2012 #25

OOPS! cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #28

Well, it turned into South bashing cordelia Oct 2012 #14

facts are facts quinnox Oct 2012 #16

I edited it at 3pm Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #17

I saw it after your edit cordelia Oct 2012 #26

So what? Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #45

It probably just means the R support is super strong in the South, and so what? Lex Oct 2012 #23

So what = trying to tone down the angst Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #35

So Romney will win the Presidency of the Confederacy? maxrandb Oct 2012 #27

Seeing stats such as that make me want to move to a different state. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #32

There is that, and there is Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #33

Then those in red states deserve their misery. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #34

even those in red states who vote Democratic? Terra Alta Oct 2012 #36

Like all the black folks and all us other Democrats here? Lex Oct 2012 #40

The West also includes Nevernose Oct 2012 #38

Explain to me why we fought a bloody Civil War to bring them back into the country? Suji to Seoul Oct 2012 #44

I am now a fan of the electoral college. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #47

Its entirely possible Obama will lose the national popular vote and win the election easily. DCBob Oct 2012 #49

As long as Obama takes the states B Calm Oct 2012 #52

The EC vote favors the President at this point. DCBob Oct 2012 #53

It matters in terms of national polls Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #50

Which is why I call national polls BULLSHIT LynneSin Oct 2012 #54