tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post164892347768177127..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Southern EloquenceNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-23462897324824545222009-07-31T08:53:58.660-07:002009-07-31T08:53:58.660-07:00Speaking of the regional support (or lack thereof)...Speaking of the regional support (or lack thereof) for the GOP, seen the crosstabs from the latest DailyKos poll? Support for Congressional Republicans looks like this:<br /><br />NE 4 85 11<br />SOUTH 22 55 23<br />MIDWEST 5 82 13<br />WEST 6 79 15<br /><br />That's right - single digits everywhere outside the South. And similarly for the Republican Party itself:<br /><br />NE 6 92 2<br />SOUTH 40 45 15<br />MIDWEST 12 81 7<br />WEST 12 79 9<br /><br />12% or less, everywhere but the South.<br /><br />Let 'em secede - all they're doing is preventing us from dealing with things like climate change, health care, and the like.low-tech cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289554457923640296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-74824627503548389762009-07-28T14:56:14.085-07:002009-07-28T14:56:14.085-07:00Southern Whites have suddenly assumed the role in ...Southern Whites have suddenly assumed the role in American national politics that Blacks played from 1966 to 2006.<br /><br />Too big to ignore. Too out of the mainstream to play a part in a majority coalition.<br /><br />It's the 1860 to 1932 alignment redux.<br /><br />-----<br /><br />I love me a two party political system. It makes the game theorist in me actually relevant.Peteyhttp://oneamericacommittee.comnoreply@blogger.com