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smoltchanov
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« on: February 23, 2016, 09:06:06 AM »

CT GOP may be even more moderate then MA - it's much more difficult to make successfull career as Republican in Massachusetts, so "faithful of faithful" (and thus - conservative)  tend to dominate Massachusetts party on local level. And, surely, after vast majority of conservative whites left Democratic party in the South, and party there became, essentially, "black party" - it became much more liberal then in many other states. I would name KY, WV, WY as candidates for most conservative Democratic parties (WY - because of very strong libertarian pro-gun streak even among Democrats)
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smoltchanov
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2016, 02:06:07 AM »

Outside of the Southern states, I would say that the most conservative Dem parties are in Hawaii and Rhode Island. A good deal of the rank and file Democratic legislators in the former should be Republicans, and some were.

Normal situation for essentially 1-party states. I can name substantial number of Wyoming and Utah moderate Republican legislators, who would be a moderate (or even moderate-liberal) Democrats in many other states. But in Utah and Wyoming the Democratic nomination is, usually, useless, so they try to build their career as moderate Republicans. Hawaii and Rhode Island vice versa....

And in number of Southern states a big part of "sane wing" (usually - moderate conservative) of Republican party consist of former Democrats. It became much more convenient and easy for them to run and win as Republicans, so - they switched, but most of them were always more pragmatists then ideologues, so they filled the ranks of "sane wing" of Republican party..
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smoltchanov
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2016, 06:05:59 AM »

Most Liberal:Rhode Island/NY GOP
Most Conservative:OK/ARKANSAS DEMS

Oklahoma is clearly has the most Conservative Democratic party, I mean just look at the rage voting against Obama and random candidates getting high % this year. Fun fact, many Hawaii Conservatives are registered/elected as Democrats do to the Republicans having no electoral power.

Yes on Hawaii, No on Oklahoma (old-style conservative Democrats are mostly substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic faction became much more urban and slightly more liberal as of late), may be - on Arkansas (though the same process is going on there as well, and old-style conservative Democrats are more and more substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic party becomes "black and urban" party now...
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smoltchanov
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2016, 11:20:34 PM »

Most Liberal:Rhode Island/NY GOP
Most Conservative:OK/ARKANSAS DEMS

Oklahoma is clearly has the most Conservative Democratic party, I mean just look at the rage voting against Obama and random candidates getting high % this year. Fun fact, many Hawaii Conservatives are registered/elected as Democrats do to the Republicans having no electoral power.

Yes on Hawaii, No on Oklahoma (old-style conservative Democrats are mostly substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic faction became much more urban and slightly more liberal as of late), may be - on Arkansas (though the same process is going on there as well, and old-style conservative Democrats are more and more substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic party becomes "black and urban" party now...

Oklahoma could be the answer- a pro-life advocate who switched to the Democratic Party to run against Obama in the 2012 primary won several counties in the state!

Disagree. That shows dislike for Obama (reflected in General election results too), and - nothing more. Obama, by some reason, is heavily disliked even by many Democrats in Appalachian and some (Tennesee, Arkansas, Oklahoma) border South areas..
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