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Spider Jerusalem

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10. Historical demographics and cultural differences

Reply to FATNED (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:24 PM

Nov 2012

Iowa was settled by the descendants of New England Puritans and Pennsylvania Quakers. A lot of the early Nebraska pioneers were Scots-Irish Kentuckians and Missourians. The cultural influence of those differences continues to persist.

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So what makes white voters different in Maine and Iowa and Vermont? [View all] cali Nov 2012 OP

I'll be interested to see what DUers say about this, cali. elleng Nov 2012 #1

When there are not a lot of black people around it rzemanfl Nov 2012 #2

huh? We live in a very interconnected world cali Nov 2012 #3

Prejudice is learned in childhood. I can remember when our first McDonald's opened. The world was rzemanfl Nov 2012 #6

I've been wondering this as well. FATNED Nov 2012 #4

Historical demographics and cultural differences Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #10

Western Iowa is extremely red. justgamma Nov 2012 #14

they read Corgigal Nov 2012 #5

Excellent point. rzemanfl Nov 2012 #7

???????????????? whistler162 Nov 2012 #8

The President won the white vote in the following states: woolldog Nov 2012 #9

That's a hard one to explain freethought Nov 2012 #11

Nothing. It only matters in swing states - HENCE the need to eliminate the EC. Popular vote only! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #12

Education. 1-Old-Man Nov 2012 #13