:: Running from the Thought Police ::
Reality-Based Thoughts, Ruminations, and Unsolicited Opinions of a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
:: Sunday, January 11, 2004 ::
Northern/Southern Strategy
Dr. Josh warns Democrats against completely writing off "The South."
[T]here’s something key being missed by those who want to write off entirely how Democrats play in the South.
The most important of these is that there are large chunks of the South that are, to put it squarely, in the North. For instance, large portions of Ohio and Pennsylvania and Missouri – ‘Northern’ or ‘Midwestern’ states that Democrats must do well in in a presidential contest – are culturally very much in the South. Not South Carolina perhaps, but very much like Kentucky.
The devil is in the details as always but to a real extent if you write off the South, you’re actually writing off or risking writing off parts of the North without knowing it, parts Democrats must win.
:: The Squire 7:04 PM :: email this post:: ::
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