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Old 05-15-08, 08:20 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Thread Starter Re: Left Coming to Terms with Their Own Bigotry

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Originally Posted by SouthernDemocrat View Post
How do those "leftists" in West Virginia typically vote in presidential elections now?

I believe its typically for Republicans, is it not.
This is a Democrat primary. No Republicans involved. And you need to figure out which contradictory argument of yours you want to abandon, your claim about Democrats representing the will of the people despite having to pretend to be conservative (Clinton), to have an historic Republican scandal (Carter) to get into the Oval Office, or this one, claiming that the will of the people is reflected only by the most recent presidential elections.

Two narrow victories for Republicans in a time of national crisis and West Virginia is a Republican state, huh?

"From the time of the Great Depression through the 1990s, the politics of West Virginia were largely dominated by the Democratic party. In the 2000 presidential election, George W. Bush won a surprise victory over Al Gore, with 52% of the vote, and he won West Virginia again in 2004 with 56% of the vote...Democrats hold both U.S. Senate seats and two of three seats in the United States House of Representatives, and still dominate the state legislature and most local and state offices. West Virginia also has a very strong tradition of union membership. Interestingly, the Democratic candidate for Governor in 2004, Joe Manchin, won 63% of the vote."

Politics of West Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This would be your cue to start backpeddling.

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Originally Posted by SouthernDemocrat View Post
Well, the exit polling there would disagree with you:

ABC News: W.Va Voting: Race a Factor in November
So these Democrats are motivated by racism. Thanks for confirming.
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