Obama wins the poorest

[JustinL]

5 of the 10 poorest counties in the country are in South Dakota, and Obama won all of them tonight.

County      Poverty Rate     Obama     Clinton
Buffalo          57% (#1)         59%        41%
Shannon        52% (#2)         52%        48%
Ziebach         50% (#4)         63%        37%
Todd             48% (#5)         63%        37%
Corson           41% (#9)         55%        45%

poverty rates from the 2000 U.S. Census (link)
vote percentages from CNN (link)

[DS1]

1. These are good numbers for Obama

The middle class don't like the GOP enough to vote GOP, and even some of the upper class know the GOP is screwing up their bottom line as well.

[FrenchieCat]

2. Interesting.......

[sandnsea]

3. Yes, very

Probably reservations. *sigh*

[JustinL]

5. you're right: they're all majority American Indian

specifically, Sioux

[annabanana]

4. The very counties that will be most subject to "caging" and deceptive

robocalls, and threats. . ("If you have a parking ticket, you'll be arrested if you come to vote")

[JI7]

6. Native American areas

Tom Daschle did the most for them when he was Senator. they lost a huge advocate for them when he lost the Senate. those who attack Daschle by saying he was a loser should remember this.