If Mississippi became a battleground state, would it improve the states economy?

[MissCatholic]

Discuss?

Iowa, New Hampshire, Wisconsin believe that being battelground states the economies improve dramatically.

So if Mississippi started voted democrat would the state become better economically?

[Bono]

No, it would just get more pork.

[MODU]

No, it would just get more pork.

Agreed.  Economic improvement only comes from business investment and development, and not by wasted tax-payers money.

[Alcon]

All of those parasetic reporters do have to eat something (or at least re-oil their steel skelletons), so yes.

[WalterMitty]

mississippi WAS a swing state in 1976 and 80

[7,052,770]

The people who need the economic improvement most (poor blacks in the delta) could make the state a swing state and choose not to

[Dave from Michigan]

I want to visit Mississippi some day it seems like an interesting state.

[opebo]

I want to visit Mississippi some day it seems like an interesting state.

It is like visiting the third world without leaving the country.

[nini2287]

I want to visit Mississippi some day it seems like an interesting state.

It is like visiting the third world without leaving the country.

They at least have one decent citizen in Harry.

[opebo]

I want to visit Mississippi some day it seems like an interesting state.

It is like visiting the third world without leaving the country.

They at least have one decent citizen in Harry.

I'm sure they have many!  Lots of third worlders are great people.

[Everett]

I want to visit Mississippi some day it seems like an interesting state.

It is like visiting the third world without leaving the country.

They at least have one decent citizen in Harry.

I'm sure they have many!  Lots of third worlders are great people.

Then move to a third-world country, where you can be with these 'great people' you speak so highly of.

[opebo]

I want to visit Mississippi some day it seems like an interesting state.

It is like visiting the third world without leaving the country.

They at least have one decent citizen in Harry.

I'm sure they have many!  Lots of third worlders are great people.

Then move to a third-world country, where you can be with these 'great people' you speak so highly of.

I have my return ticket already!  I leave in a couple of months (won't say exactly when in case the Police State is reading this)!

[Everett]

I want to visit Mississippi some day it seems like an interesting state.

It is like visiting the third world without leaving the country.

They at least have one decent citizen in Harry.

I'm sure they have many!  Lots of third worlders are great people.

Then move to a third-world country, where you can be with these 'great people' you speak so highly of.

I have my return ticket already!  I leave in a couple of months (won't say exactly when in case the Police State is reading this)!

A one-way ticket, I would hope.

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We'd hear about cotton based biofuels that lose energy.

[tarheel-leftist85]

If blacks showed up in as disproportionately large rates as North Carolina, only a 2 pt. swing of white voters (14% to 16%) would be required to shift the state.
NC:  27% of electorate is black/21% black overall
MS:  36% black overall/46% possible black electorate
0.46(90%) + 0.54(16%) = 50.04%.

[Nym90]

Probably. Swing states have an advantage in that politicians of both parties tend to cater to their needs. So they are more likely to receive attention for their pet projects, and thus their economies are likely to be better.

The same is true of demographic groups. Those that vote heavily for one party or the other simply increase the incentive for BOTH parties to ignore their needs.