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« on: July 08, 2005, 11:48:42 PM »

definition of southern are the ones in red (defining for simplicity's sake...

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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2005, 11:58:15 PM »

Texas (?).
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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2005, 12:05:45 AM »

Texas, but only once you get out of east Texas.

Of course, by then it's not really the South.
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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2005, 12:17:04 AM »

Virginia
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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2005, 12:29:00 AM »


w00t! TEXAS!
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2005, 02:18:56 AM »

Georgia. Georgia has the highest percentage of Libertarians that turned out in the past two presidential elections. Here are two maps I made:

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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2005, 03:08:05 AM »

Georgia. Georgia has the highest percentage of Libertarians that turned out in the past two presidential elections. Here are two maps I made:

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heh, I think maps like these is more of what my party needs. 
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« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2005, 03:11:44 AM »

Texas, but only once you get out of east Texas.

Of course, by then it's not really the South.

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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2005, 04:02:09 AM »

South Carolina.
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« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2005, 05:02:25 AM »

Georgia. Georgia has the highest percentage of Libertarians that turned out in the past two presidential elections. Here are two maps I made:

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2004:



heh, I think maps like these is more of what my party needs. 

Actually, I think increasing the highest percentages on maps like those from >1% is what your party needs. Wink
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2005, 05:35:27 AM »

yeah, well, what I meant is if we made certain states targets, and tried moving out from there.  Something like the FSP we have with New Hampshire would be far more effective than pumping equal resources to every state.  I'm thinking we should do something like a "five state project" where we could pick the most libertarian state in every region and milk it for all it's worth Smiley   Trouble is, the south is an area where we've probably had the least dumb luck so far, that's why I'm wondering what we could do there.
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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2005, 07:37:51 AM »

yeah, well, what I meant is if we made certain states targets, and tried moving out from there.  Something like the FSP we have with New Hampshire would be far more effective than pumping equal resources to every state.  I'm thinking we should do something like a "five state project" where we could pick the most libertarian state in every region and milk it for all it's worth Smiley   Trouble is, the south is an area where we've probably had the least dumb luck so far, that's why I'm wondering what we could do there.

Why don't you just hammer a states rights parts of your platform to the South Carolinian public?
 
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2005, 11:25:13 AM »

Georgia followed by Virginia.  Texas, what the hell?  It voted for Humphery in 68
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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2005, 11:33:48 AM »

Georgia followed by Virginia.  Texas, what the hell?  It voted for Humphery in 68

Yes, and Vermont voted for Ford in 1976.
Your point?
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« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2005, 03:11:38 PM »

Nationwide Results:

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2004:

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« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2005, 05:42:55 AM »

heh, proof Harry Browne is a way better candidate.  No, it's not like it matters much, but, this is a good map I'm gonna have to print.  Thanks Adam.
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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2005, 07:58:04 PM »

No problem. I also did maps for 1992 and 1996. I'll probably continue going back further, maybe to the beginning of the party.

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« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2005, 08:11:55 PM »

That tells you nothing about how libertarian each state is.
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« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2005, 09:39:29 PM »

No, but it tells you the voting history by state, and since voters determine how the state votes obviously, that's all that matters.
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« Reply #19 on: July 11, 2005, 06:31:01 AM »

That tells you nothing about how libertarian each state is.

Only because we rarely break 1%.  I'm sure if we were a major party it would be good evidence.  (and it's still interesting nonetheless)
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« Reply #20 on: July 11, 2005, 07:37:28 AM »

It is a pretty bad indicator on the libertarianism of a certain state.
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« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2005, 01:50:32 AM »

New Georgia, New Texas, New Florida
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« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2005, 12:41:24 AM »

Really, your best bet at finding the most libertarian southern state would be to analyze the rosters of the Republican Liberty Caucus and find out which state has the most libertarian state legislatures.
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« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2005, 02:26:17 PM »

WV has never been a 'southern' state because it formed itself during the whole Civil War thing and was on the side of the Union.
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« Reply #24 on: July 28, 2005, 01:34:17 AM »

The answer is probably Texas or Georgia.

Unfortunately for Libertarians, they're probably on the wrong side of the issues in the South. Economic Liberalism and Social Conservatism. Granted, I think a lot of the South did move away from being really into economic liberalism awhile ago.
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