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Bandit3 the Worker
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« on: January 16, 2013, 01:43:08 PM »
Quote from: Nichlemn on January 15, 2013, 06:05:37 PM
We know that coal mining areas swung heavily against Obama this year. But how about miners themselves? Any information/estimates on how they voted in 2008 and how they voted in 2012?

Almost certainly Obama.
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Bandit3 the Worker
Populist3
Junior Chimp
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Political Matrix
E: -10.00, S: -9.92
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 05:04:30 PM »
Quote from: Nichlemn on January 16, 2013, 04:55:36 PM
lol, didn't you refuse to believe that manufacturing or construction workers could vote for Obama on the basis that unions endorsed him and that it'd be "hard to see guys in hard hats voting Romney?"

Uh, Romney is the rich people's candidate.
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,958


Political Matrix
E: -10.00, S: -9.92
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2013, 05:42:12 PM »
Quote from: Nichlemn on January 16, 2013, 05:41:14 PM
Quote from: Bandit3 the Worker on January 16, 2013, 05:04:30 PM
Quote from: Nichlemn on January 16, 2013, 04:55:36 PM
lol, didn't you refuse to believe that manufacturing or construction workers could vote for Obama on the basis that unions endorsed him and that it'd be "hard to see guys in hard hats voting Romney?"

Uh, Romney is the rich people's candidate.

Cool story bro. Despite your wishful thinking, there are a number of poor demographics that certainly voted Romney. Why, Kentucky's poorest county by per-capita income (Clay) voted 84% Romney.

I'm from Kentucky.
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,958


Political Matrix
E: -10.00, S: -9.92
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2013, 05:41:49 PM »
Quote from: Gunnar Larsson on January 17, 2013, 05:39:42 PM
Somewhat off-topic, does anyone know why that county in south eastern Ohio had a big switch to the Democrats, it looks quite lonely..

It has a fairly large city (Marietta).
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Bandit3 the Worker
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Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,958


Political Matrix
E: -10.00, S: -9.92
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2013, 10:27:12 PM »
Quote from: mileslunn on January 26, 2013, 10:21:15 PM
Likewise in the Deep South, the white vote went massively GOP and I assume that includes those in unions.

There aren't that many union members in the Deep South anymore, because of the violent anti-union thuggery there.
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