How come BS supporters denigrate Hillary's wins in the South, as unimportant red states,

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32. History and demographics.

The Dems have been steadily doing better in Georgia and for a good reason: the population is changing.

And I don't know why you wouldn't think Hillary could do well in Arkansas. Bill certainly did.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zac-mccrary/sweet-georgia-blue_b_3385459.html

Most fundamentally, Georgia is quickly becoming less white and less rural. In 2000, Georgia’s population was 63 percent white; as of the 2010 Census the state’s population is 56 percent white. Of the state’s 1.5 million new residents between 2000 and 2010, more than 80 percent (1.2 million, or 81 percent) were non-white.

Over the past decade, the 6 percent growth among Georgia’s white population pales in comparison to the 26 percent growth rate among African Americans. This is in stark contrast to the growth patterns of the 1990s, when Georgia’s white population grew by more than double that rate (16 percent). Since 1990, Georgia has gained more than 1.2 million African-American residents and has served, according to The Wall Street Journal, as a “magnet for black professionals” from other parts of the country.

However, Georgia’s increased competitiveness is not driven solely by African-American voters. Georgia’s Hispanic population grew by 96 percent over the last decade — a growth rate double the national average and second only to North Carolina’s. From 1990-2010, the state’s Hispanic population has risen from roughly 100,000 to more than 800,000 — now totaling 9.1 percent of the state’s population. Additionally, Georgia’s Asian-American community grew by 81 percent from 2000-2010 and has almost quintupled since 1990.