The United States of America

[CreekDog]

Now sorted according to significance!

Insignificant States:
Alabama
Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware ***
District Of Columbia *** (not significant because not a state)
Georgia ***
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana ***
Maine
Maryland ***
Minnesota
Missouri ***
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Carolina ***
Virginia ***
Utah
Washington

Significant States:
Arizona
California
Florida
Illinois*
Michigan
New Jersey

Probably significant:
American Samoa
Massachusettes
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
Tennessee
Arkansas

Significance to be determined at a later date:
Hawaii **
Indiana
Kentucky
Mississippi ** ***
Montana
North Carolina**
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin**
Wyoming

*significance disputed
**likely insignificant
***African American significance :eyes:




(significant states plagiarized from Oliver Willis)

[Syrinx]

1. significance related to what?

:shrug:

[CreekDog]

2. how much they matter when they hold primaries or caucuses n/t

[Syrinx]

3. why is Alabama insignificant, and Mississippi potentially significant?

Demographically, they are very similar.

[CreekDog]

4. Mississippi hasn't voted yet

If they vote for Obama, they are insignificant.

[Syrinx]

5. okay, gotcha.

But wait, why would that be insignificant? It would add delegates to Obama's column. And I think Obama is almost certain to win there.

[CreekDog]

6. you aren't getting the joke here, are you?

:pals:

Hillary Clinton's chief strategist today said that Obama has not won a significant state outside of Illinois.

:hi:

[Syrinx]

7. damn, I feel pretty dense about now!

I thought you were serious.

:pals:

Sorry!

[Jamastiene]

8. Hasn't the California primary already happened?

At least some people get to actually fucking vote in the primaries. Some of us will not have that opportunity because the candidate will already be decided by May or June. Tough luck to some of us insignificant voters, huh? No outrage there, huh?

[Syrinx]

9. this was the first presidential primary where my vote counted

So, I know how you feel!