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lsanderson) wrote2008-05-16 04:46 am
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In the South, a Force to Challenge the G.O.P.
By ADAM NOSSITER and JANNY SCOTT
Published: May 16, 2008
By ADAM NOSSITER and JANNY SCOTT
Published: May 16, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — The sharp surge in black turnout that Senator Barack Obama has helped to generate in recent primaries and Congressional races could signal a threat this fall to the longtime Republican dominance of the South, according to politicians and voting experts. More
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Umm, hasn't the South been "longtime" Democratic voters, based on the logic that it was the Republicans (Lincoln) that warred with them, killed their economy and altered their way of life? Isn't their shift towards Republicanism a somewhat recent change?
Uhm, no
Re: Uhm, no
Not surprising, actually.