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Title: tn 1984 Post by: WalterMitty on April 08, 2012, 12:43:25 PM ive asked this question before but ive never gotten a clear expert.
why did reagan under-perform in tn in 1984? he did worse than his national number there...and he certainly did worse than the southern average. im baffled. Title: Re: tn 1984 Post by: Fuzzybigfoot on April 08, 2012, 01:16:47 PM Because of the TVA?
Title: Re: tn 1984 Post by: minionofmidas on April 08, 2012, 01:47:41 PM Mondale did relatively decent among rural working class Democrats; the "Reagan Democrats" were urban/inner suburban. We mostly think of coal country when we remember that, but it's true of TVA Country as well.
Title: Re: tn 1984 Post by: All Along The Watchtower on April 08, 2012, 03:09:16 PM Mondale did relatively decent among rural working class Democrats; the "Reagan Democrats" were urban/inner suburban. We mostly think of coal country when we remember that, but it's true of TVA Country as well. And the overhyped "Reagan Democrats" were more upwardly mobile, middle-class or nearly middle-class voters in the cities and suburbs. |