8 September 2010, 5:02 pm
I have heard so many times that the perceived racism in the southern states is because they are “red” states. But if you look at the states themselves, they are actually quite BLUE! Look at the states’ elected officials, the Democrats STILL run most of the south, just like they did in the 1960s: The Southern States: Arkansas – DEMOCRAT House, DEMOCRAT Senate, DEMOCRAT Governor North Carolina - DEMOCRAT House, DEMOCRAT Senate, DEMOCRAT Governor Louisiana - DEMOCRAT House, DEMOCRAT Senate, GOP Governor Mississippi - DEMOCRAT House, DEMOCRAT Senate, GOP Governor Alabama - DEMOCRAT House, DEMOCRAT Senate, GOP Governor Tennessee – GOP House, GOP Senate, DEMOCRAT Governor Georgia - GOP House, GOP Senate, GOP Governor South Carolina - GOP House, GOP Senate, GOP Governor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_governors Question: So why do people still claim the south is a bunch of Red states and blame the south's problems on its "redness" when most of the south votes themselves BLUE governments? @DOBBY That is part of the myth I'm talking about. The south was blue in the 1960s. Todays libs claim there was a party switch...yet the south is STILL BLUE, and famous senators like Robert Byrd, were Dems before the 1960s, and Dems after 2000. There simply is no evidence to support the myth of a party swap. Sure a few people switched parties, just like happened in the last couple of years. @"truth" Seeker so anecdotle evidence is more believable that actual numerical evidence. Sad that is your version of "truth seeking". @IRIS "Because they vote red" except for the part where I just showed you they vote BLUE more often than they vote red....... Read More »
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