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brentspeak

(18,290 posts) Wed May 8, 2013, 12:03 AM May 2013

It's official: New Jersey, Maine, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin are all stupid [View all]

New Jersey (my state): Elected Republican Chris Christie as governor. Looks set to reelect him.

Maine: Elected Republican Paul LePage as governor

Minnesota: The 6th district has elected and reelected Republican Michelle Bachmann numerous times.

Wisconsin: Elected Republicans Scott Walker as governor and Ron Johnson as US Senator.

Michigan: Elected Republican Rick Snyder as governor.

Ohio: Elected Republican John Kasich as governor.

I could go on...and on...and on. But you get the idea.

So, if -- and I'm merely speculating wildly, here -- if some idiot runs around DU posting flamebait threads directed at southern Democrats, insulting them, flamebaiting them, calling them "stupid" and worse...

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It's official: New Jersey, Maine, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin are all stupid [View all] brentspeak May 2013 OP

No argument here. Deep13 May 2013 #1

Ditto x1000. CincyDem May 2013 #3

Wisconsin Elections are rigged. nebenaube May 2013 #2

+1 Zillion Scuba May 2013 #36

Yup. Something's rotten in WI Greybnk48 May 2013 #42

Don't forget Rhode Island! NYC_SKP May 2013 #4

What about RI? gaspee May 2013 #19

Rhode Island is home to bigots, gun nuts, homophobes and sexist haters. NYC_SKP May 2013 #49

I did miss the start gaspee May 2013 #63

California is ginormous. NYC_SKP May 2013 #73

People who arent political junkies Warpy May 2013 #5

So what DO you do? FrodosPet May 2013 #21

The media needs to do it's job, the way they used to do it lunatica May 2013 #45

LePage was elected with 38% of the vote. Old and In the Way May 2013 #6

on top of that Maine-ah May 2013 #32

Wisconsin got a chance to undo a mistake... Half-Century Man May 2013 #7

Please see Post #2. Scuba May 2013 #37

Texas is VERY, VERY stupid Skittles May 2013 #8

Yep: Ted Cruz, Mike McCaul, Dan Patrick ... ananda May 2013 #40

there so many dumb fucks in Texas Skittles May 2013 #75

But at least we know how to grill! snooper2 May 2013 #56

Hey! Minnesota is the ONLY state that didn't go for Reagan in '84. krispos42 May 2013 #9

largely, actually probably exclusively, because Mondale was from Minnesota(nt) mnmoderatedem May 2013 #60

Shhhh! krispos42 May 2013 #61

heh :) mnmoderatedem May 2013 #62

You forgot Indiana. Chellee May 2013 #10

Indiana used to say they wouldn't honor Daylight Saving Time... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #12

The only reason MN 6th keeps voting for Bachmann is because Apophis May 2013 #11

So MN has redistributed *dumb* delrem May 2013 #15

Touch�. Apophis May 2013 #44

And, suburban Republicans have increased in MN in the last decade. LuckyLib May 2013 #77

Welcome to MY world! MrScorpio May 2013 #13

Yo mama is SO stupid... MiddleFingerMom May 2013 #14

What all of you fail to realize Unknown Beatle May 2013 #16

Yes and no. While I don't doubt there is chicanery, people are actually voting that way a lot. Liberal Veteran May 2013 #68

remember, Walker was recalled and won that, too! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #17

Howzabout RudynJack May 2013 #18

^^ This! Seeking Serenity May 2013 #39

well, Maine was a 3 way race so they should get a pass cali May 2013 #20

Bless your heart.. Fumesucker May 2013 #22

62% of Maine's voters voted *against* Gov. 38% LePage magical thyme May 2013 #23

Awww don't be so hard on yourselves RandiFan1290 May 2013 #24

SlowHio: Despite Sherrod Brown and Marcy Kaptur, We're Still A Sea of Tea. HughBeaumont May 2013 #25

Who is trashing southern Democrats? burnodo May 2013 #26

Mention any southern state and they throw a fit RandiFan1290 May 2013 #27

Charlie Crist for Governor. graham4anything May 2013 #29

You will have to ask someone else to vote for the repub RandiFan1290 May 2013 #30

Charlie is a democratic candidate who can win this time. Charlie spit in Jeb's face,noone else did graham4anything May 2013 #33

Wall of text crits for over 9000! RandiFan1290 May 2013 #34

just say no to fresh whine. There are 2 choices-either to whine or to win graham4anything May 2013 #35

Actually there was an independent in NJ in 2009. tabbycat31 May 2013 #48

I, along with many others, will never vote for "for the people" Crist. NCTraveler May 2013 #69

"In 2010 I voted for the DEMOCRATIC candidate" NCTraveler May 2013 #66

I hold a grudge as well RandiFan1290 May 2013 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author cordelia May 2013 #46

Democrats don't do well in mid terms/special. Repubs stick together, 3rdparty/protest fracture graham4anything May 2013 #28

except 2006 I would guess burnodo May 2013 #31

How about listening to voters rather than calling them stupid? Recursion May 2013 #38

No, they don't care. Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #41

Here: NYC_SKP May 2013 #50

In defense of New Jersey, my current home state, blame the state Democrats & Mother Nature. bklyncowgirl May 2013 #43

I'm not normally a fan of primarying incumbents tabbycat31 May 2013 #70

"New Jersey (my state): Elected Republican Chris Christie as governor." ProSense May 2013 #47

Amen ProSense Amen JustAnotherGen May 2013 #55

+1. The fact that people here admire Christie and defend him at every turn is disgusting. n/t FSogol May 2013 #71

Thank you JustAnotherGen May 2013 #74

People aren't trashing southern Democrats. Indeed, they're an geek tragedy May 2013 #51

"The problem is that the South, especially white Southerners, are radical rightwing Republicans." rdharma May 2013 #52

Obama got under 20% of the white vote in several southern states. geek tragedy May 2013 #54

The MS House delegation was majority blue until 2010 Recursion May 2013 #53

The MS House delegation was an anachronism-- geek tragedy May 2013 #57

I don't buy that. We can find another Gene Taylor Recursion May 2013 #58

Obama got 10% of the white vote in Mississippi. geek tragedy May 2013 #59

Hey you left out CRK7376 May 2013 #64

Iowa : We've elected Steve King and Charles Grassley to Congress bullwinkle428 May 2013 #65

Is it ever okay to discuss a region's consistent voting habits then? Liberal Veteran May 2013 #67

And I might add wryter2000 May 2013 #76

Don't blame me, I voted for Virg Brenero in 2010. Never bought the "1 tough nerd" act. muntrv May 2013 #78

Me either 1gobluedem May 2013 #79