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    joeth,

    Maybe I'm just not so knowledgeable about this, but I always wonder why rural America so strongly identifies with Republicans and conservatives.

    Is it the disconnect from urban centers, major media markets, and accessibility to a wider range of culture and opinion?
    Is it something the Republicans have done for rural America in the past that has made them strong supporters? if so, what?
    Is it the guns issue, and wanting to support a party that won't "take away" their guns?

    I, like plenty of people, tend to have the feeling that much of rural America is middle class and lower class - the people that Republicans don't really seem to give two cents about in comparison to the upper class, rich crowd. So what is the reason? Tradition? What accounts for this huge swath of red swath of the country in the electoral projection map?

    http://www.electoral-vote.com/

    BTW - look at it this week - they have Obama at 338 electoral votes to McCain's 185. Wow.

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    • racehallelujah
    • Republicans began taking up Democratic "themes" in the mid-70srobotron3k
    • and, also, racehallelujah
    • I was thinking about that a lot on the drive. I think it's a lot of things... guns, religion, race... you know conservative "values"joeth
    • They're so caught up in these "values" that they can't see who is actually the more Christian party in terms of treating people fairly, and who actually benefits themjoeth
    • ... people fairly, and who actually would benefit them.joeth
    • raceTheBlueOne
    • education level as wellDCDesigns
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