NationStates Jolt Archive

If the Dems are the party of the blue collar, poor, downtrodden, disenfranchised people and the Republicans are the party of the wealthy, monied, industrial elites, why is it that the election returns I see show that the states with the highest per capita populations of blue collar, poor, downtrodden, disenfranchised people are overwhelming in favor of Bush and the states with the highest per capita incomes and wealthiest citizens are favoring Kerry. Seems odd to me that the people Kerry critisizes the most are the ones most in favor of him and the people that Bush supposedly will hurt the most, favor him. Just an anomily I find intriguing.

If the Dems are the party of the blue collar, poor, downtrodden, disenfranchised people and the Republicans are the party of the wealthy, monied, industrial elites, why is it that the election returns I see show that the states with the highest per capita populations of blue collar, poor, downtrodden, disenfranchised people are overwhelming in favor of Bush and the states with the highest per capita incomes and wealthiest citizens are favoring Kerry. Seems odd to me that the people Kerry critisizes the most are the ones most in favor of him and the people that Bush supposedly will hurt the most, favor him. Just an anomily I find intriguing.
The Dems win in states with the most cities, since that's where poor people are. Poor people vote Democratic. We can see how well it's worked for them.

Because the rules of politics have actually changed in the past four years. It has less to do with the haves and the have nots and more to do with the "Do you trust Jesus as your personal Lord and savior" or do you not. It's an historical truth in the past 1700 years that if you proclaim Jesus to be on your side, you win.
Any "doubting Thomases" should consult the rule of Constantine who was a devout pagan until he realized that there was no way he could consolidate the Roman Empire unless he declared Christianity the "rule of the land" and then went ahead and became the first editor of The Bible so that his rule could be nothing less than ordained by God.

The Republicans command a lot of votes from the poor, generally due to social issues. The rural parts of the nation, most of which fall in the South, are strongly Republican.

When you see the number of expensive cars parked in a welfare office employee parking lot, and the sort of poor, downtrodden people in line at these offices begging for some respite, you get a better idea of what Democrats mean by "helping the poor".

It's not religious zealotry, I assure you - although repeated insults and abuse by Left-wing advocates against Christians, and a palatable sentiment geared towards banning the Christian religion in the US (as opposed to, say, Wicca or Satanism) doesn't endear them to the rest of us.