BTW, though Cubin has a majority of voters saying they'll support her reelection, I don't expect her to get more than 55%, particularly since her opponent Gary Trauner seems to be working hard campaigning and raising money, but since he's from Teton County (Jackson Hole) he doesn't realy have a chance statewide. Some day, I expect her to be upset by a Democrat since she's so gaffe-prone...
Is there a bias against politicians from Teton County? How widespread is it in WY ? Dick Cheney lived there (its where he voted on 11/7/00) so they aren't all liberals.
I don't know why there would be. Jackson County was only a Democratic stronghold in 2004 - it tracked pretty similar to Albany County beforehand. I doubt there is animosity yet. It's mostly service industry, although certainly it's not a working class area.
Heck, Kerry's best town in the state - Wilson in Teton County - is also one of the wealthiest towns in the state, if not the wealthiest.
And, yes, they obviously aren't all liberals. As I've said before, and will say many times, if the partisan breakdown in a room is 6-4, do you even notice much of a political lean? Probably not. Since Kerry didn't even break 60% in Teton County, over 4-in-10 people you meet will be Republicans. That's hardly a noticeable difference.
I don't know where I saw it, but I read an article somewhere that suggested Democrats from Teton County would have a particularly hard time winning statewide.
In any case, I would suppose that Teton County: Wyoming as Boulder County: Colorado. A resort area filled with snowboarder types and urban exiles isn't exactly typical of the state. Though Teton is not particualrly liberal, in comparison to the rest of the state, it certainly is an aberration....
Of course, a GOPer wouldn't run into these problems and might actually benefit by being from a region where the party otherwise underperforms...
