Fresh_Start
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Tue Mar-11-08 09:54 PM
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found a political site I haven't used before |
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thought it was interesting snapshot. http://www.270towin.com/states/
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Tue Mar-11-08 10:02 PM
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1. Seeing the history of the way each state voted is really interesting |
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Tue Mar-11-08 10:03 PM
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2. thats exactly what I liked about it |
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looking at Florida for example given all the Florida issues.....
looking at Mississippi to see if there's any chance for a Dem Mississippi win....
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Tue Mar-11-08 10:14 PM
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3. Texas was dem in the 1800's while Mass was republican. |
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Tue Mar-11-08 10:16 PM
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have to do with Reconstruction?
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Tue Mar-11-08 10:25 PM
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5. It had more to do with the Civil War, then the Civil Rights Act |
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No rebel state was going to vote for the party of Lincoln. No former rebel state was going to vote for the party that gave their former slaves equal rights.
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Tue Mar-11-08 10:27 PM
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6. I am not sure whether republicans leaned more liberal or not back then. |
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