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dmosh42

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7. Hatred by the good Christians no surprise....

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:04 AM

Nov 2012

and I'm in NC where education is not a priority. Now with the super majority, we'll be in a race with Miss. for the bottom. Simce I'm a retiree it's a plus, and the people have no pride, so go for it!

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Republicans Swept Southern Statehouses, and No One Noticed [View all] xchrom Nov 2012 OP

No surprise there. leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #1

In my state teabaggers have pretty much taken over the entire state government. And RKP5637 Nov 2012 #2

Red states are getting poorer because lots of young people are leaving those states bluestate10 Nov 2012 #16

I'm embarrassed when traveling to even mention the state I live in, some just RKP5637 Nov 2012 #17

In PA, republicans control the state house and state senate; we have a teabagger governor and AlinPA Nov 2012 #3

Anyone can win when they rewrite the maps. leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #5

Yep. Obama winning PA proves your point. AlinPA Nov 2012 #12

Irrelevant. leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #18

Republicans lost their supermajority in Texas. sadbear Nov 2012 #4

largely unnoticed because it was a given where those red states would go still_one Nov 2012 #6

Hatred by the good Christians no surprise.... dmosh42 Nov 2012 #7

I noticed. Gerrymandered voters always do. mmonk Nov 2012 #8

Trust me, we in North Carolina noticed. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2012 #9

North Carolinians will likely vote blue after a dose of the clowns that will take over in January. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #14

If memory serves, you were pretty certain that... WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2012 #25

I noticed. ananda Nov 2012 #10

Well in WI EC Nov 2012 #11

Dems won most statewide races in MO while Repukes increased in the legis pstokely Nov 2012 #20

Gerrymandering had nothing to do with Walker being re-elected. old guy Nov 2012 #27

Yeah EC Nov 2012 #28

You're probably right about the Senate, old guy Nov 2012 #29

So? Republicans in Florida and Texas are weaker. The pattern is that more diverse states bluestate10 Nov 2012 #13

One party rule in the south, favoring neglectful governance and lowering education standards? Bucky Nov 2012 #15

Good, let them experiment locally, no need for their disastrous policies to go National. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #19

Which state are you in? They've subjected most of the nation to these disastrous policies Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #24

It happened in Alaska, too. Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #21

kr. that will be important as states/regions deal with government bankruptcies, pension HiPointDem Nov 2012 #22

Yes they did. One of the reasons for fixating the sheeple on the Presidency. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #23

Hmmmmm serbbral Nov 2012 #26