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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

You've pretty much called this correctly.  This is true nation-wide, not just 
South.  People who live in cities and depend heavily on government & 
government services tend to support Dems; while rural and more independent 
people tend to support repubs.  That is true in practically any part of the 
country.  

To argue that rural people shouldn't vote for repubs would be an opinion; but 
to argue that what you observe is not correct, would be denying the obvious. 
....bobford

--- On Tue, 10/7/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Judgement indicators
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 1:38 PM
> rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:
> 
> > <Aaah.   this is why he is so popular in the south.
>   He is a consumer 
> > of tobacco.   I understand now.
> > 
> > Ray
> 
> 
> Um..excuse me... Obama is only popular in the cities of the
> South, just 
> as he is popular in the cities of the North and West. 
> Rural folks in 
> the South are generally Republican.  I wish I had a video
> camera and 
> could post what I see.  It would certainly break
> stereotypes.
> On my 7 mile loop road, it is like almost 3 miles to my
> house.  There 
> are 7 houses in those 3 miles and all 7 are Republican and
> 5 have signs 
> in the yard.  On the way to my road, there is a small black
> community 
> and I saw one Obama sign and about 15 McCain signs out of
> maybe 20-25 
> houses on that road.  Even rural blacks are Republican in
> these parts.
> I think that is probably true in other southern states as
> well. 
> HOWEVER, and I will give you this, Obama has swayed many
> black 
> Republicans to vote for him based on the fact that he is
> the first major 
>   black candidate who has a real shot, better than 50/50
> I'd say, at the 
> White House.  I just there there is a mentality to
> this...if you grew up 
> in the city, and you are used to government
> 'services' and programs, 
> then you might lean towards voting Democrat.  If you grew
> up in the 
> country and have been more self reliant and removed from
> government 
> programs and you just want to be left alone, then you are
> likely to vote 
> Republican.  That's the way I see it..
> 
> Bev
> -- 
> "What Luck for Rulers that Men do not Think"     
>        Adolf Hitler
> erthnsky AT bellsouth.net
> 
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