Reply #23: You're right..

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about the differences between Northern and Southern Indiana being minimal. I agree with you on that. I too have spent time in Paoli and Salem. In fact I was recently at a convention in French Lick which is right next door to Paoli. (Off topic, but French Lick has a gorgeous hotel and gambling area!)


This area, like most of Northern Indiana is very red. And it is red for many of the same cultural reasons that the deep south is. God, Gays, Guns and Religion play well there. If it didn't, Republicans would not have carried the state in every Presidential election since 1964.


You live in Monroe County. That is one of the most Democratic counties in the state. Obama will carry Monroe county by a larger percentage than he will Marion county. And that's because of the I.U campus and the education and cultural experiences are different for the people there, compared to the surrounding area.

On a good note, remember we are all on the same side. And we are working towards the same goal.

I must admit, I am VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED at the number of people here with ties to Indiana.