Reply #84: Remember, lots of poor white folks in the south vote GOP!

[Carolab]

This had EVERYTHING to do with protecting "Bush's base", rich AND poor.

How did Gretna vote, vs. New Orleans proper and specifically the hardest-hit parishes?

Here's how Jefferson County voted:

President: Jefferson County (LA)
Updated 11/3/04 4:58 AM ET
100% Precincts Reporting Incumbent* declared winner

Candidates Votes %

George W. Bush * (R) 117,692 62%
John F. Kerry (D) 71,936 38%
Ralph Nader (I) 945 0%
Michael Badnarik (Lib.) 315 0%
Michael A. Peroutka (CST) 144 0%
David Cobb (Green) 97 0%
Walter F. Brown (I) 74 0%
James Harris (SWP) 42 0%
Gene Amondson (Lib.) 24 0%


BUT, here's how Orleans county voted, HEAVILY Democratic, a real standout among others in Louisiana.

President: Orleans County (LA)
Updated 11/3/04 4:58 AM ET
100% Precincts Reporting Incumbent* declared winner

Candidates Votes %

John F. Kerry (D) 151,686 77%
George W. Bush * (R) 42,760 22%
Ralph Nader (I) 823 0%
Michael Badnarik (Lib.) 379 0%
Michael A. Peroutka (CST) 136 0%
David Cobb (Green) 135 0%
Walter F. Brown (I) 88 0%
James Harris (SWP) 54 0%
Gene Amondson (Lib.) 25

There was a HUGE battle going on in Jeff County in 2003 over redistricting that critics charged was diluting the black vote. The DOJ approved the plan, however.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/la/prescounties/