Reply #43: Hillary's campaign just reflects a non-progressive prejudice against the South ...

[earthlover]

...shared by many Northerners.

I was born in Illinois, which I think qualifies as North. Since then I have lived in Missouri, Virginia, Minnesota, and back to Virginia.

I can tell you that the stereotypes of southerners in the north are unreal! When I lived in Minnesota, an otherwise progressive state, the south was particularly viewed with stereotypes. Whatever. A progressive democratic mayor of my old home town viewed southerners as insurrectionists and traitors because of the civil war ( which I believe, even accounting for Minnesota Winters, clocks still say that was a long time ago).

The democrats in the south I think are more progressive than many of the democrats in the north. You can be racist and still be a democrat in ohio. After all, 20% of voters yesterday had race as their major issue, and 85% against Obama. However, it is my observation that those who are Democrats in the South, although a minority, are more progressive than their counterparts in the North. Especially with regard to race....in the north, they talk the big talk about being racially cool, but don't walk the walk as well as the democrats in the South. Just my observation.