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BumRushDaShow

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8. They lost much of the "heartland" too

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:09 AM

Feb 2012

with the pro-union Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, etc, along with their apparent dismissal of Illinois and its "Chicago-style" politics.

Really, there's nothing left but the slowly failing "Southern Strategy" region, where states like Virginia, Florida, and North Carolina are slowly being transformed.

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NEW RULE!-GOP Candidates must save us time by just telling us which parts of America they don't hate [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

love it ibegurpard Feb 2012 #1

it's pretty simple: they like republicans, especially those who contribute. unblock Feb 2012 #2

Pot calling the kettle black kpete. Johnson20 Feb 2012 #3

Yes, please go on. ck4829 Feb 2012 #6

OK here yeah go. Johnson20 Feb 2012 #7

Yet another standard issue GOP geography trope designed to distract voters into voting against their phasma ex machina Feb 2012 #4

Talk about divisive, I've never heard Obama railing against conservatives the way they rail against FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #5

They lost much of the "heartland" too BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #8