The South is BEAUTIFUL, and belongs to us ALL.

[bvar22]

It would be a shame to throw it away.


LBJ said we would "lose The South for a generation".
Well, THAT generation is OVER.
The South is ripe for the picking.
The Youth in the South don't have that same deep mistrust and bigotry as their parents
(Thank You Sat TV and MTV).

If the Democratic Party would spend some money here,
avoid the Social Wedge Issues, and focus the Campaign on Populist Economic Issues (a la Huey Long),
we could OWN The South for the next generation.
We regularly interact with Hard Core Republicans & Tea Baggers.
We have discovered that generally they are decent people that have been mislead.
When presented with the choice between More Money in YOUR pocket OR
Gays can't get Married, most choose More Money in their Pocket.

Of course, The Democratic Party NEEDS to be able to point to where they have stood up for Working Americans
and NOT RICH Wall Street Bankers and Insurance Corporations.



In 2006, my wife & I moved from Big Blue Northern City (Minneapolis),
to Deep Red Rural South (Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas).
It is BEAUTIFUL here, and we are going to stay.


We don't hide our Liberalism,
but we also don't use it to draw battle lines of separation.
We have found that the Stealth approach of Planting Seeds, is more productive than hostile, In You Face, opposition.
Respect goes a LONG way toward opening hearts & minds.
Nobody will listen past the point where he/she is called "stupid", "bigot", or "Liar".

When asked WHY we vote for the Democrats,
we usually answer,
"We've had to WORK for a Living all our lives.
When the Democrats run things, it means more money in our pocket."
That simple answer goes a LONG way here.

We believe that we were more successful at giving people permission to vote for Obama here
than if we had stayed in Minneapolis.
One out of Three people up in these old mountains voted FOR "The Black Guy" in 2008,
and that was with ZERO dollars spent on campaigning in this area.
It won't take very much to push that past 50%.
Due to low population density, our LIBERAL vote weighs much here.

bvar22 & Starkraven,
turning The South Blue
one vote at a time.



The South is beautiful, and belongs to us ALL.
Don't throw it away.