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Showing Original Post only (View all)I live in Alabama and I can't stand it anymore. [View all]
As a white male progressive, I am going absolutely bonkers in this place. Would you believe that almost all of our state representatives were uncontested Republicans on the ballot?! I just need to move to a state like California, or possibly in New England (though probably not due to the weather). The main thing holding me back is the fact that I have all my "roots" here...all my family, all my support structure, friends, etc. There are plenty of normal people here like you would find in any decent place, but even people who I knew back in the day who you'd assume would be rational players went off the deep in and are constantly filling my Facebook up full of Fox news rants!
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I'm In L A. Now But Orlando Is A Blue City With Great Weather And Great People
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#9
me too. I eventually have to talk about politics, because the group I ...
northoftheborder
Nov 2012
#37
A second thought. There were some decidedly blue bands in Alabama on election day.
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#31
I know it's very hard to sit here and say, "change things" when you are surrounded with morons.
Cleita
Nov 2012
#32
I know exactly what you mean. I live in Arkansas, which is turning redder all the time.
Arkansas Granny
Nov 2012
#41
I don't Facebook, but I used to get a lot of rw emails. I started replying with links to facts
Arkansas Granny
Nov 2012
#45
The great thing, as seen in the letter to Obama from the Tennessee woman that voted for
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#61
I don't agree. There was a lot of blue in Alabama on election day. The poster needs to just find
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#63
Welcome to DU. I don't know whether you had time to check it, but there was a lot of blue
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#65
Maryland is a nice place. I lived in the DC area in 1971 and 1972 and spent a lot of time in MD with
Elwood P Dowd
Nov 2012
#74
Went over to College Park a couple of times for a Maryland football game and later a basketball
Elwood P Dowd
Nov 2012
#80
I live in New England too. The poster should find the county by county map of the USA
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#82