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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:56 PM Original message |
I think it's interesting that both OR and WV are about the same percentage white. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Great question. And I have one for you. |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I looked at moving to Belle Chasse in the 90s |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Chalmette. There's farther-south places like Delecroix Island but there aren't... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Ha! |
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FARAFIELD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. More people MOVED to Oregon |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Hunh, yours is one of a few suggestions which implies that an influx of.... |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. Also, West Virginia has a serious brain-drain problem. |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's not necessarily about race. Some other factors may be as follows: |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. You're right. The AP piece that I linked to mentions that the Clintons had/have... |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Exactly, just b/c they like Clinton doesn't mean that they hate Obama or won't vote for him. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Progressives vs. Dixiecrats |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
41. Wrong. WV is not Dixie and was part of the RFK coalition. Educate yourself. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oregon in the 70's & 80's had a sizeable migration from California residents |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. I can attest to that. We moved to Eugene in '84 (not from Cali tho) and... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. Anathema |
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pkz (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. Oregon nearly doubles population of WV |
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rove karl rove (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. More older voters in WV too |
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Ice-9 (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. I think there are a number of factors at work. |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. We're in Vermont and very progressive, but I suppose not all of Vermont is that way |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Class trumps race. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. What does that mean? nt |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. It means, in this context, that Clinton is more responsive to working class issues that dominate WV. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. If I understand your meaning, I heartily agree. It was only a few years ago that... |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I hope politics revolves around class issues rather than race issues soon. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Do they mine coal in Oregon? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Not so much. But we used to cut lumber...now we just have bitter dried up towns to show for it... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That's sad |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Not yet that I know of. But yes its sad... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
42. You mean like this? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. A common story in the West |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I have heard that mountaintop removal to mine coal is a big issue |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The people out there |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Gut feeling: Oregon will be much closer than people expect. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. He basically |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
23. No one wants to say it...but it's about education level... |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. Abraham Lincoln was a Republican |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. ! |
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Beregond2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
34. Oregon's past |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
37. Oregon has had a considerable influx of people from elsewhere |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
38. Oregon has a real city, for one thing |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
39. It just proves how your upbringing matters. WV has that Old South attitude. |
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ecdab (834 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
40. The civil rights movement wasn't strong in WV. Combine that with the |
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