The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ
laddicus finch
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« on: February 22, 2023, 01:11:12 PM » |
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Mississippi is not the next Georgia.
Georgia, particularly Atlanta, is the new Mecca of black culture in America, basically what Harlem was 100 years ago. There's a significant college-educated black middle class with heavy political clout, compared to Mississippi where most black people are still very economically deprived. Beyond that, Atlanta is an attractive destination for young, college-educated people of all races. Mississippi is not.
Really the only way Mississippi turns blue is:
1. The state becomes majority-black, which is unlikely to happen as there is no significant influx of black people, nor is there a significant white flight out of the state.
2. White Mississippians start voting Democrat at higher rates. Considering that white Mississippians are more solidly Republican than white people in basically every other state, this is a tall order. I guess it could happen if the GOP nominates someone who declares himself pro-choice and a supporter of gun control, but that ain't gonna happen.
3. Mississippi sees a huge tech boom. This is the least implausible of the three scenarios, and even then, it's very implausible.
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