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Bluenorthwest

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32. Reddest States, Straightest States....I see the nation as two sets of States, good and bad.
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 06:36 PM
Jun 2013

The 29 States that allow open discrimination against LGBT people. And the good States.
While not all of the anti gay States are in the South, there is not one Southern State that is not among those 29. There are maps at this link.
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/10/18/1042061/less-than-half-of-us-workers-are-protected-from-anti-lgbt-discrimination-under-state-law/

big rec! Voice for Peace Jun 2013 #1
Source link? nt Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #2
link, sorry carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #3
Yes, Vermont is blue, but there is no registration by party in Vermont cali Jun 2013 #5
not that I don't think you have a point but I've seen different cali Jun 2013 #4
red/blue statistics are a lot iffier than white/black, granted carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #8
I get your point and there is some validity to it, however tularetom Jun 2013 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #7
You ignore the problem that the blackest states are not represented according to their population. LonePirate Jun 2013 #9
a lot of variables went unmentioned but I wasn't quite ignoring them carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #11
I have some pretty large problems with methodology here dsc Jun 2013 #10
looking for the 2012 presidential vote rankings but here is a link about most and least educated carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #12
well you could try not having the most anti gay laws and officials you can find dsc Jun 2013 #13
one thing people may not realize about McDonnell carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #15
margin of Obama victory by state, 2012 and 2008 carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #14
What a revelation! Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #16
I have noticed that before, especially when looking at a population map of the entire country. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #17
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #21
Yep. cordelia Jun 2013 #34
This is an interesting sentence. rrneck Jun 2013 #18
Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Philadelphia even carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #19
I notice you didn't put the 'bluest' states in your list -- because that would undermine your HiPointDem Jun 2013 #20
Your list came up blank but I already mentioned two of these and gave another "bluest" list (#14) carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #24
i can see the list perfectly well in the post. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #25
all I see is the word "bluest"-- strange carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #26
it doesn't show up for me, either Heddi Jun 2013 #31
Found big blanks in Gallup surveys as well... Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #35
I live in Montana. There aren't many black people in this region. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #22
Percentages vs total population SoCalDem Jun 2013 #23
Does religion possibly play a role in this regional divisiveness? Jarla Jun 2013 #27
even though Mormons are just as conservative as Southern Baptists carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #30
Interesting. Undermines the bizarre rage against "the South" quite a bit. DirkGently Jun 2013 #28
The great remigration has already done a lot for VA,FL,NC and can help turn GA,SC, TX blue carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #29
Reddest States, Straightest States....I see the nation as two sets of States, good and bad. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #32
which of those "reds" is a possible win for anti-discrimination, to become a good state? carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #33
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