How has the Atlas changed your political views?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Hasn't really changed me a whole lot, because even before I came to the forum I was already starting to trend Democratic (mind you in the 2000 campaign, I thought Bush was the best thing since sliced bread).  In the 2004 campaign, I switched from support of Bush to support of Kerry in the Spring of 2004, and the only thing this forum has done for me is expedite my Democratic transition.  The forum "veterans" may remember that it was in September 2006 that I officially switched my voters registration from Republican to Democrat.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Actually, now that I think of it, the forum did probably contribute to my change of beliefs as far as gay rights go,

I'm sure that's really made you very popular, being a homosexual-accepting person in a state like Arkansas

Hey, Arkansas is a weird state.  Its probably the most Democratic of the southeastern corner of the United States, save for maybe Florida.  I'm her western neighbor and I can't figure her out.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Actually, now that I think of it, the forum did probably contribute to my change of beliefs as far as gay rights go,

I'm sure that's really made you very popular, being a homosexual-accepting person in a state like Arkansas

Hey, Arkansas is a weird state.  Its probably the most Democratic of the southeastern corner of the United States, save for maybe Florida.  I'm her western neighbor and I can't figure her out.

Arkansas is a very Bible belt state (51% evangelical, 55% pro-life) and polls sow it has some of the lowest abortion and teen sex rates in the U.S. It votes Democratic because of the Clinton factor. Not to mention the fact that it passed a very strict DOMA (which covered civil unions as well as marriage) by 75%, and probably would have by more if it weren't for blacks (who were more progressive here than in any other Southern state) and low voter turnout.

Still, its more Democratic than states like Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina.