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Are the suburbs the swing vote now?

Posted on: November 9, 2016 at 13:52:25 CT

TigerJackSwartz MU

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I heard someone opine this, that the rurals vote substantially repub now, the cities vote Dem, and suburbs hold the swing power.

But I haven't seen anything definitive to support it

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The vote last night screams how much rural America - Fred G. Sanford USA - 11/9 13:48:48

and yet look at cleavers redistricting --- - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER MU - 11/9 14:15:10

RE: and yet look at cleavers redistricting --- - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER MU - 11/9 14:16:56

Yeah the welfare queens don't like others getting their - JG A - 11/9 14:07:44

Was this the first time you ever looked at the electoral map - 615Tiger STL - 11/9 14:05:59

No it wasn't but it is coming more pronounced it seems. (nm) - Fred G. Sanford USA - 11/9 14:10:26

Yep, but it's not a new thing. - Toger STL - 11/9 13:59:54

Our moms were somewhat alike. She'd say that nice - Fred G. Sanford USA - 11/9 14:07:42

"People in the cities." - Evenflow MU - 11/9 13:56:15

Are you arguing that there is not a definite red/blue divide - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:01:14

I'm not a progressive, dip****, and it was a joke. - Evenflow MU - 11/9 14:02:13

You were spouting the progressive party line. I don't care - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:06:05

I think if cities were all white, rural folks would like - Evenflow MU - 11/9 14:10:02

I don't think it's the color of the skin of the people livin - JeffB MU

- 11/9 14:15:00

All white and crime ridden, I don't think so. - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:13:19

Name a mostly white city that's crime ridden. - Evenflow MU - 11/9 14:14:17

I think you missed my point. Whites, and well off - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:23:15

And now you sound just like a Progressive. - Evenflow MU - 11/9 14:25:55

How did that sound progressive? I said I would send my - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:29:18

It's the other stuff you said. (nm) - Evenflow MU - 11/9 14:30:56

Keep doing that. - Zeaux MU

- 11/9 13:58:32

YEP - we are split as a nation as never before - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 13:54:27

RE: YEP - we are split as a nation as never before - CPA MU - 11/9 13:56:47

What did you learn? Hopefully you learned to stop trying - hefeweizen MU

- 11/9 13:56:27

An excitable boy they all said(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 13:58:40

RE: An excitable boy they all said(nm) - CPA MU - 11/9 14:07:20

go **** yourself you out of touch immoral pos(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/9 14:00:00

RE: go **** yourself you out of touch immoral pos(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 14:06:34

RE: go **** yourself you out of touch immoral pos(nm) - CPA MU - 11/9 14:14:03

That Civil War was somethin' (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 11/9 13:55:28

I posted that last night. The red blue divide is not a - DHighlander KC - 11/9 13:52:57

The very future of the 'burbs is in question though - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 13:57:14

RE: The very future of the 'burbs is in question though - CPA MU - 11/9 14:21:47

This is not hard guy. Come on. - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 14:30:04

Burb whites moved back downtown after it got rebuilt - jmlppx MU - 11/9 14:08:30

True, youth move to the cities. But when they start having - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:04:15

Models change all the time(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 14:07:36

Please show me a model that shows young families moving - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:10:31

Here you go friend - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 14:15:27

Each of those present the city families as the exception - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:28:03

Not here for a fight. - raskolnikov MU - 11/9 14:32:29

But but you are more enlightened and progressive if you - hefeweizen MU

- 11/9 14:06:34

Without a doubt. Also likely to be about 10x doucheyer.(nm) - DHighlander KC - 11/9 14:07:57

Have you seen one of the county maps for 2016 yet? - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 11/9 13:50:20

The NY Times has some interesting county maps: - JeffB MU

- 11/9 13:56:27

nope, they hate that washington dc impacts every - 90Tiger MU - 11/9 13:50:03

but not one of them would quit taking the gov subsidies - SabertoothTiger MU - 11/9 13:54:35

They hate being lectured to and being told they are - hefeweizen MU

- 11/9 13:50:53

Are the suburbs the swing vote now? - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 11/9 13:52:25

RE: Are the suburbs the swing vote now? - CPA MU - 11/9 13:55:42

I just posted this above but it was a repost of what I said - DHighlander KC - 11/9 13:54:23

Yes. The suburban whites that pay their taxes, go to church - hefeweizen MU

- 11/9 13:53:37

Alrighty then - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 11/9 13:55:31

We dont need pay offs. That's what makes us different than - hefeweizen MU

- 11/9 13:57:30

^this(nm) - TheShoe STL - 11/9 13:50:45

I don't think so Fred(nm) - TheShoe STL - 11/9 13:49:35

Maybe not, but Clinton represents all that is horrible - Fred G. Sanford USA - 11/9 13:53:28

No, just the liberals there(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/9 13:49:34