Red State Stereotype

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an "evangelical Christian" (whatever that means)

Here are the definitions of evangelical...

adj.
Of, relating to, or in accordance with the Christian gospel, especially one of the four gospel books of the New Testament.
Evangelical Of, relating to, or being a Protestant church that founds its teaching on the gospel.
Evangelical Of, relating to, or being a Christian church believing in the sole authority and inerrancy of the Bible, in salvation only through regeneration, and in a spiritually transformed personal life.
Evangelical
Of or relating to the Lutheran churches in Germany and Switzerland.
Of or relating to all Protestant churches in Germany.
Of or relating to the group in the Church of England that stresses personal conversion and salvation by faith.
Characterized by ardent or crusading enthusiasm; zealous: an evangelical liberal.

n.
Evangelical A member of an evangelical church or party.

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any attempts to "explain" election results (or almost anything in popular culture, for that matter) involves a certain amount of stereotyping.  I hate that type of thing, too, but it is inevitable in explaining why things are as they are.

I'm sure when you explain why Massachusetts and Vermont vote democratic, you have to resort to some stereotyping.  What do you think it is when one is called a "Massachusetts liberal" or a "liberal elite" or a "politically correct snob"?  Do those terms describe ALL Kerry voters?  You certainly hear them used as if they do. 

Good point. The "Blue State Stereotype" is that all Democrats hold the positions on Dazzleman's 4 issues that he describes, which clearly isn't true, and that they all view red state voters with disdain. It goes both ways.