Results for Knott County KY are probably backwards

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Wow, Coal County even voted for Mondale.

And why would coal country hate Obama so much (besides racism)? I can understand why they disliked Gore so much, but not much reason to hate Obama more than Kerry. Not that McCain is a big friend of the coal industry either.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Miller County, GA had a 161.11 point swing to the Republican in 1964 while the country as a whole had a 22.42 point swing to the Democrat.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Wow, Coal County even voted for Mondale.

Why should there be surprise that an utterly working class area voted for Mondale?

Just a shocking swing from voting for Mondale to >70% McCain.

Also if you trust the media and people like benconstine, it should be a giant shock since that county supposedly should be full of these so-called "Reagan Democrats".

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The parts of Kentucky where Obama was actually running ads swung to him (as did the state as whole btw.)