12th Doctor
supersoulty
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« on: May 12, 2006, 10:54:44 AM » |
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Gay marriage and the Catholic Working Class (esspecially in South Boston) have been mentioned as factors, and both of these are quite accurate. I would also add that home state advantage does mean quite as much as it used to. If you look at trends for Pres and VP since the 1980's, the advantage received in a home state or "area" has dwindled a bit. The exception would be Clinton and Arkansas... but here we see a small, tightly knit state that is relatively homogeneous voting for the first serious Presidential contender they have ever had.
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