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AllyCat

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14. I just went through WV last weekend. Devastating poverty.
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 09:00 AM
Sep 2013

And we were in AR this past summer...also, boarded up shops, no one working, streets and homes in disrepair CITYWIDE...not just one section of town.

And these folks keep on voting Republican.

The 5 poorest states are all in the south [View all] liberal N proud Sep 2013 OP
Red states. "Taker" states, too, when it comes to contributing to the Federal government. MADem Sep 2013 #1
Arkansas is a maker state, not a taker DrDan Sep 2013 #7
A rose amongst thorns? This graphic, though, says otherwise... MADem Sep 2013 #9
and here is the graphic I sourced DrDan Sep 2013 #10
The one I offered was from TPM and was based on 2010 data. MADem Sep 2013 #12
I didn't read the link (have to get ready for work), but ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #2
I don't believe it does in this article. liberal N proud Sep 2013 #3
k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Sep 2013 #4
This is kind of weird, I guess, but one thing good about being LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #5
I wonder if that feeling corrolates with incidences of social strife about income inequality? nt rrneck Sep 2013 #24
a short clip: trusty elf Sep 2013 #6
And they keep on voting Republican.... Historic NY Sep 2013 #8
Clearly durablend Sep 2013 #11
The poorest counties in Arkansas usually vote Democratic Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #13
Same for Alabama. JoeyT Sep 2013 #35
I just went through WV last weekend. Devastating poverty. AllyCat Sep 2013 #14
Where in Arkansas were you? Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #16
ooops.... I need to learn to slow down magical thyme Sep 2013 #17
Northeast near Pocahantas. AllyCat Sep 2013 #18
That's always been a kind of depressed place Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #19
We were stunned. We'd never been to that part of the country before AllyCat Sep 2013 #20
If you think that's bad, Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #22
Actually, first we were Roved and then we were BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #25
actually who knows how they vote questionseverything Sep 2013 #31
I couldn't open the link BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #34
try refreshing the link questionseverything Sep 2013 #47
In that county BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #50
It might even go back to being "Starred" Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #40
Voter education is the key. SHOW THEM WHY THEY ARE CLOSED!! Frankie the Bird Sep 2013 #30
Voter education doesn't help when JoeyT Sep 2013 #36
WV has two Democratic Senators. former9thward Sep 2013 #38
Thank you for the information. Guess I have to count myself ignorant on that one AllyCat Sep 2013 #42
Of the last 10 Presidential elections, WV has voted Democratic in 5 of them Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #43
In politics the trend is all important. former9thward Sep 2013 #46
Kentucky overwhelmingly picks deomocrats for Governor Puzzledtraveller Sep 2013 #15
And yet solid R at the Federal level. Daniel537 Sep 2013 #27
In Alabama we say "Thank god for Mississippi." trof Sep 2013 #21
That's why we have casinos in Mississippi, so all of you LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #23
Ain't it the truth. We buy our lottery tickets in Florida. trof Sep 2013 #32
The strategery of electing republicans Turbineguy Sep 2013 #26
The poorest big city is Detroit. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #28
Govenors for 3 out of the 5 are members of the Democratic Party. nt. NCTraveler Sep 2013 #29
So in one thread people decry the 1% making everyone poorer Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #33
I was simply posting some information liberal N proud Sep 2013 #37
This. And thank you. cordelia Sep 2013 #39
Where did the OP mock anyone? Are the facts incorrect? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #44
So noted. It get's old. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #41
How does the OP mock anyone. If it gets old please explain what it is that you find so Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #45
I responded to a post who referenced the thread contents, Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #51
Mathematics and statistics are indeed, mocking... LanternWaste Sep 2013 #49
WV is only marginally in the South KamaAina Sep 2013 #48
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