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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: Fury on March 31, 2011, 10:30:49 AM
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CONSERVATIVES NOW OUTNUMBER LIBERALS IN DEEP-BLUE STATES
That conservatives outnumber liberals nationally is not exactly news. But this is: according to a new poll from Gallup, even traditionally liberal states are drifting rightward.
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Business Insider explains that “Conservatives now outnumber liberals in deep-blue bastions like Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Oregon.”
Some specifics:
Mississippi is the first state with more than 50% conservative identification, with Idaho, Alabama, Wyoming, and Utah approaching that level, and Arkansas, South Carolina, North Dakota, Louisiana, and South Dakota (the rest of the top-ten conservative states) 45% or higher. Conservatives outnumber liberals in even the most liberal-leaning states (excluding the District of Columbia): Vermont, (30.7% conservative to 30.5% liberal), Rhode Island (29.9% to 29.3%), and Massachusetts (29.9% to 28.0%).
What explains this trend? Some might point to a conservative backlash against Obama’s liberal policies. And while that certainly may be part of it, Richard Florida, an urban theorist writing in The Atlantic, has a different theory. His explanation is economic:
Conservatism, at least at the state level, appears to be growing stronger. Ironically, this trend is most pronounced in America’s least well-off, least educated, most blue collar, most economically hard-hit states. Conservatism, more and more, is the ideology of the economically left behind. The current economic crisis only appears to have deepened conservatism‘s hold on America’s states. This trend stands in sharp contrast to the Great Depression, when America embraced FDR and the New Deal.
Interesting food for thought.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/conservatives-now-outnumber-liberals-in-deep-blue-states/
Pre-Obama:
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Post-Obama:
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I can understand being a social liberal on a few levels, its the economic stuff that drives me bezerk.
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Does not surprise me. Pretty consistent with most of the country.
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I can understand being a social liberal on a few levels, its the economic stuff that drives me bezerk.
of course you can. Trump supports the assault weapons ban. Trump supports universal healthcare.
You supported romney, who has those 2 same positions.
You're a RepubLite, my friend.
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of course you can. Trump supports the assault weapons ban. Trump supports universal healthcare.
You supported romney, who has those 2 same positions.
You're a RepubLite, my friend.
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I was at a function recently with a lot of conservative type and they were complaining about Bloomberg. I asked them simply: "who comes after bloomberg and do you think we are going rudy or dinkins?"
Silence after that. I have my personal views, but realize I have to be realistic at the situation. Most business people I know arepetrified for the day Bloomberg leaves. He has been the best mayor of my lifetime bar none. I dont look for 100% candidates. If I get 70% i'm ok with that.
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You voted for Romneycare in 2008. Then you claimed you'd never heard of it. Even though you were probably 20,000 posts deep in poli board by then, and romneycare was discussed here a ton.
You don't care about core repub issues. You care about star power. Turn off your AM radio, turn on your britney spears CD on I-tunes.
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You voted for Romneycare in 2008. Then you claimed you'd never heard of it. Even though you were probably 20,000 posts deep in poli board by then, and romneycare was discussed here a ton.
You don't care about core repub issues. You care about star power. Turn off your AM radio, turn on your britney spears CD on I-tunes.
;D