Why are rural Appalachians so much more racist than other rural whites?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Why did Charleston County swing so hard to the Democrats? This was the first time since 1976 that we voted for a Democrat!

[Sbane]

Why did Charleston County swing so hard to the Democrats? This was the first time since 1976 that we voted for a Democrat!

Maybe because its kind of a metropolitan city now and Obama did well in cities everywhere?

[Stranger in a strange land]

Why did Charleston County swing so hard to the Democrats? This was the first time since 1976 that we voted for a Democrat!

Maybe because its kind of a metropolitan city now and Obama did well in cities everywhere?

Urban whites sung 9 points to Obama: I guess bashing the cities is a bad electoral strategy.

[Sbane]

Why did Charleston County swing so hard to the Democrats? This was the first time since 1976 that we voted for a Democrat!

Maybe because its kind of a metropolitan city now and Obama did well in cities everywhere?

Urban whites sung 9 points to Obama: I guess bashing the cities is a bad electoral strategy.

I think they alienated suburban supporters as well with the whole "real" america BS. The swing map of this election from the Clinton elections is instructive. Obama didn't improve too much from gore/kerry among rural voters while he did better in practically every city than Clinton.

[12th Doctor]

While it is sort of hard (not impossible) to think of many other reasons to vote for Al Gore, John Kerry, and John McCain, obviously such a measure can only catch racist Democrats. Most other rural areas (excempting the Upper Midwest) already are Republican anyways.

Actually, it is a stretch, but each of those candidates did have one thing in common that their opponents did not... military service.

[Stranger in a strange land]

While it is sort of hard (not impossible) to think of many other reasons to vote for Al Gore, John Kerry, and John McCain, obviously such a measure can only catch racist Democrats. Most other rural areas (excempting the Upper Midwest) already are Republican anyways.

Actually, it is a stretch, but each of those candidates did have one thing in common that their opponents did not... military service.

Draft-dodger Clinton won the voters he's talking about against war hero Bush.