Mississippi

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It's been light red the last 2 elections. It could be the black vote or Christian voters not wanting to support Romney in 2012 while very conservative voters did not want to support McCain in 2008.

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Each year in Mississippi the % of whites in the state is dropping and the state could be competitive by the 2020's.   

Democrats have been saying the same about Arizona, Georgia, and South Carolina. The black voter turnout has been historically high for the last two elections. Some will continue to vote because their interest has been sparked and others will lose interest. At best Mississippi becomes a likely GOP state along with Georgia, South Carolina, and Arizona. It's too conservative of a region for a state to become purple. In fact about half of the state's voters still opposed mixed marriages and it's not like Mississippi is a growing state where people from all political backgrounds are moving to.

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Blacks in Alabama should move to Mississippi and Georgia to take over said states

really?

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It will be interesting to see how black turnout responds to not having an African American on the ballot in 2016.

I think black turnout beat white turnout in 2012 for the first time in a long time, will that momentum be sustained in 2016?

Probably not but we'll see. Mississippi could slip into the moderate GOP column with SC and TN but I don't see it getting closer to the middle than there.

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Mississippi 18-29 whites voted 18% Obama in '08, which was better than 11% among all whites, but not exactly something to call home about.

Lol. That's a bit sad. Generation after generation after generation seems to be trapped in the same mindset. Still. After all these decades. 160 years after slavery officially ended in the south.

What mindset are you talking about? There's nothing wrong with having a conservative approach to things. The idea they're still into segregation is a stereotype.

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Mississippi 18-29 whites voted 18% Obama in '08, which was better than 11% among all whites, but not exactly something to call home about.

Lol. That's a bit sad. Generation after generation after generation seems to be trapped in the same mindset. Still. After all these decades. 160 years after slavery officially ended in the south.

What mindset are you talking about? There's nothing wrong with having a conservative approach to things. The idea they're still into segregation is a stereotype.

                                                                                                                                                   Indeed.  Ms voters support limited govt, lower taxes, and judeo
 Christian values.  They are not racist, just intelligent

These do not belong in the same post.

So only Democrats can decide what is and isn't intelligent and we're stupid if we don't agree with you?

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Mississippi 18-29 whites voted 18% Obama in '08, which was better than 11% among all whites, but not exactly something to call home about.

Lol. That's a bit sad. Generation after generation after generation seems to be trapped in the same mindset. Still. After all these decades. 160 years after slavery officially ended in the south.

What mindset are you talking about? There's nothing wrong with having a conservative approach to things. The idea they're still into segregation is a stereotype.

                                                                                                                                                   Indeed.  Ms voters support limited govt, lower taxes, and judeo
 Christian values.  They are not racist, just intelligent

These do not belong in the same post.

So only Democrats can decide what is and isn't intelligent and we're stupid if we don't agree with you?

No. Voting based on religious values which will eventually be imposed on other people is not intelligent.

It's not a lot of things, but there's nothing wrong with someone voting for the candidate that better suits their religious beliefs. We were founded on freedom of religion among other things and voters have every right to support their religious beliefs.

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The question becomes how do we measure intelligence?

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However, the average MS voter's opinions on the size of government, tax policy, regulations, and energy would do far more good for the economy

So, 'the economy' means the rich, cheesepizza?  Perhaps you are 'smart', not many people understand that.

You can get rich by starting your own successful business too. You don't always have to vote for the candidate who promises to hand you more money from someone who already has more than you.
A lot of poor ordinary Mississippians vote republican simply because they prefer a smaller government and less taxes. The republican party isn't owned by rich businessmen like a lot of people assume.

That's right, they vote to benefit the rich, guy.

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However, the average MS voter's opinions on the size of government, tax policy, regulations, and energy would do far more good for the economy

So, 'the economy' means the rich, cheesepizza?  Perhaps you are 'smart', not many people understand that.

A lot of poor ordinary Mississippians vote republican simply because they prefer a smaller government and less taxes. The republican party isn't owned by rich businessmen like a lot of people assume.

That's right, they vote to benefit the rich, guy.

No they don't vote to benefit the rich guy. They vote to limit government from interfering with their financial privacy. Just because they aren't wealthy doesn't mean they want the government taking someone else's money and giving it to them. Believe it or not there are still economic ethics where people believe in hard work and sacrifice over government redistribution of the wealth.

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However, the average MS voter's opinions on the size of government, tax policy, regulations, and energy would do far more good for the economy

So, 'the economy' means the rich, cheesepizza?  Perhaps you are 'smart', not many people understand that.

You can get rich by starting your own successful business too. You don't always have to vote for the candidate who promises to hand you more money from someone who already has more than you.
A lot of poor ordinary Mississippians vote republican simply because they prefer a smaller government and less taxes. The republican party isn't owned by rich businessmen like a lot of people assume.

That's right, they vote to benefit the rich, guy.

But benefiting the rich also benefits the poor.  No one's ever been hired by a poor person.  Cutting taxes on the rich will only reap benefits for the poor.  Raising taxes on the rich will result in layoffs, which hurt the poor.

This is the old GOP argument that is all about rhetoric, but nothing about reality. Scientific studies show the exact opposite fact to be true. The nations in the world with the least amount of poor people, namely Scandinavian/Nordic countries and Japan, are also the nations with the highest taxes on rich people. Sweden for instance has an average tax per citizen of almost 60% (I think it was 58% last time I check), and then again much, much higher taxes on the absurdly rich.

And they also rank poorly when it comes to having wealthy people and successful businesses. Their militaries are also inefficient compared to the U.S.

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I'd rather live in a society with 90% middle class, 5%, rich, and 5% poor, than a society with 60% middle class, 20% rich, and 20% poor.

Since the military is immoral (like NAMBLA), I'm glad when they're "inefficient."

Having a military is immoral? I don't know of a country who doesn't have a military. I think you know better than to compare them to the disgusting organization you just did. However, plenty of Democrats are here to stand up for NAMBLA I'm sure.

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However, the average MS voter's opinions on the size of government, tax policy, regulations, and energy would do far more good for the economy

So, 'the economy' means the rich, cheesepizza?  Perhaps you are 'smart', not many people understand that.

You can get rich by starting your own successful business too. You don't always have to vote for the candidate who promises to hand you more money from someone who already has more than you.
A lot of poor ordinary Mississippians vote republican simply because they prefer a smaller government and less taxes. The republican party isn't owned by rich businessmen like a lot of people assume.

That's right, they vote to benefit the rich, guy.

But benefiting the rich also benefits the poor.  No one's ever been hired by a poor person.  Cutting taxes on the rich will only reap benefits for the poor.  Raising taxes on the rich will result in layoffs, which hurt the poor.

This is the old GOP argument that is all about rhetoric, but nothing about reality. Scientific studies show the exact opposite fact to be true. The nations in the world with the least amount of poor people, namely Scandinavian/Nordic countries and Japan, are also the nations with the highest taxes on rich people. Sweden for instance has an average tax per citizen of almost 60% (I think it was 58% last time I check), and then again much, much higher taxes on the absurdly rich.

And they also rank poorly when it comes to having wealthy people and successful businesses. Their militaries are also inefficient compared to the U.S.

Wait, when did Japan stop having successful businesses?

My point was they rank low in economic freedom which comes before having economic success.