Monday, February 09, 2004
North vs. South
In an earlier post I mentioned that to many voters John Kerry is like Abraham Lincoln in that he is a solid speaking, old hat politician. I think it was Bill Maher who compared him to the apple-throwing trees in Wizard of Oz. But the media seems to think that, and I'm starting to agree, Kerry is much more like Abraham Lincoln because he is a Northerner.
Is it true? Will white Southerners vote for Clark and Edwards because they are Southerners? If this is true then Kerry will come in third in Tennessee and have a tough time (not win) other Southern states as they cast their votes.
I know I make fun of them because they sleep with their relatives and their slow drawl makes them sound slow-witted but is the South still carrying a grudge over the Civil War? Gore wasn't able to win his own state of Tennessee in the last presidential election. I assumed that was because on the campaign trail he was as exciting as bingo for one. But maybe it was because the South turned on him after they realized that he was more Park Avenue than Tennessee.
This certainly explains Dean's earlier comments about getting votes from folks with confederate flags on their pick-up trucks. He wasn't only referring to rednecks, he was reaching out to all Southerners in his twisted way.
Look for this North/South issue to be the determining factor in who is ultimately selected for the Vice Presiden't slot on the Democratic party ticket.
-LOBO
Is it true? Will white Southerners vote for Clark and Edwards because they are Southerners? If this is true then Kerry will come in third in Tennessee and have a tough time (not win) other Southern states as they cast their votes.
I know I make fun of them because they sleep with their relatives and their slow drawl makes them sound slow-witted but is the South still carrying a grudge over the Civil War? Gore wasn't able to win his own state of Tennessee in the last presidential election. I assumed that was because on the campaign trail he was as exciting as bingo for one. But maybe it was because the South turned on him after they realized that he was more Park Avenue than Tennessee.
This certainly explains Dean's earlier comments about getting votes from folks with confederate flags on their pick-up trucks. He wasn't only referring to rednecks, he was reaching out to all Southerners in his twisted way.
Look for this North/South issue to be the determining factor in who is ultimately selected for the Vice Presiden't slot on the Democratic party ticket.
-LOBO
