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2016 Postmortem

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19. Good point. Do you think if Dems try in the next 4 yrs in TX and GA that they will flip again?

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:03 PM

Nov 2012

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What causes certain states to be red all the time? [View all] Smuckies Nov 2012 OP

ignorance PearliePoo2 Nov 2012 #1

Fear of a changing America - and their own shadows. polichick Nov 2012 #2

But what makes them afraid? Smuckies Nov 2012 #4

They know they're losing their automatic (white, male) power... polichick Nov 2012 #11

Rednecks??? LeftInTX Nov 2012 #12

Fixed voters DrToast Nov 2012 #3

Alabama: From birth to age 39 JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #5

Oh... do u think they could ever flip ? Smuckies Nov 2012 #10

Diebold Republican Electing (DRE) Machinez AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #7

Strong religion. Add ID and UT Lionessa Nov 2012 #8

Stereotypes, an answer that is deceptively plausible and allows Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #21

Uneducated, racist white people. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #9

thats what I was going to say nt kydo Nov 2012 #28

consider these two maps: phantom power Nov 2012 #13

Exactly, it is about slavery jenw2 Nov 2012 #18

Rural counties BarKim Nov 2012 #14

MS, OK, AL, GA, TX, Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #16

I'm in favor of the 50 state strategy Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #22

Religion and racism Pisces Nov 2012 #17

the larger cities in those states are blue treestar Nov 2012 #20

I'm thinking it is something in the water jberryhill Nov 2012 #24

Gerrymandering, guns, bibles, big hair Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #26