Surprise Mississippi Result Shows Unpopularity Of Iraq War In Deep Red States

[babylonsister]

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Surprise Mississippi Result Shows Unpopularity Of Iraq War In Deep Red States
By Eric Kleefeld - April 23, 2008, 11:57AM


In a major upset that shows just how strong opposition to the Iraq War is in even very red states, the Democratic candidate came out on top in the first round of the special election to succeed Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) in his old House seat, in a district that by all rights should have had an outright win for the Republican candidate.

Democrat Travis Childers finished with 49% of the vote in last night's special election, Republican Greg Davis 46%, and the remainder going to the defeated candidates from the primaries for the regular election in November, plus third-party candidates. Without anybody getting 50% of the vote, this goes to a runoff in three weeks.

Both Childers and Davis are strong social conservatives, so it might be useful to look at the major issue dividing them: Iraq, with Childers supporting a timetable for withdrawal and Davis in favor of staying.

Bear in mind, this is a huge upset in a district that voted 62%-37% for President Bush in 2004, and where the last Democrat to represent the place was Jamie Whitten, who spent a good part of his career as an old-time Southern conservative segregationist. And with the DCCC beating the Republicans in the money game, the Dems will have a lot of money to bring to bear for the runoff.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1. Not so much a surprise to me. Many of the troops that are in Iraq are from

red states. Do you think they love seeing their boys come back in boxes, or wounded in body and soul, often beyond repair???

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

This is encouraging.

Thanks for the thread, babylonsister.

[underpants]

3. and there was a "mistake" in 2004 when Miss and Va couldn't be called early....right?

All the networks were just beside themselves because this just couldn't be. THEY ARE RED STATES!! it says so right here on our scripts!!!

Suddenly all returned to form and W "won" Va by 8%

uh-huh

[DeepModem Mom]

4. K&R