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Will Rust Belt Rural Voters Bitterly ‘Cling’ To Democrats?
IBD's Capital Hill ^
| 5/20/2010
| Ed Carson
Posted on 05/20/2010 9:56:03 AM PDT by Slyscribe
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posted on
05/20/2010 9:56:03 AM PDT
by
Slyscribe
To: Slyscribe
And the NY Times will report it as proof of how smart those hicks are.
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posted on
05/20/2010 9:57:34 AM PDT
by
Argus
To: Slyscribe
The main thing is that they vote for the right person, not the party. The old, lifers, in Congress have to go. They have done nothing but hurt this country.
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posted on
05/20/2010 9:58:28 AM PDT
by
RC2
To: Slyscribe
The PA-12 voters were clinging to their PORK.
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posted on
05/20/2010 9:58:46 AM PDT
by
2nd Bn, 11th Mar
(The "P" in democrat stands for patriotism)
To: Slyscribe
This will be the most import mid-term election of our lifetime. We need to turn out in force. The winner in PA ran on conservative-prolife views. But he will voter for Pelosi when he reaches DC. We need to make sure that everyone knows a Rat vote is a vote for Pelosi and Reid and Obamacare.
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posted on
05/20/2010 9:59:10 AM PDT
by
Oldexpat
To: Slyscribe
The senate primary being so contentious probably bought people out on that side. I’m not saying it was the difference but it could only help the dem.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:00:55 AM PDT
by
wiggen
(Government owned slave.)
To: Oldexpat
I agree! Meet the new boss same as the old boss.
To: Slyscribe
Don’t buy it. We rural rust belters are not heavy democrat voters.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:03:22 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Slyscribe
Maybe in areas like PA-12 where they outnumber Republicans 2 to 1 and have strong union history. But an unemployed Democrat is no better off than an unemployed Republican, and they care just as much about the kind of future their kids and grandkids are looking at. So I see PA-12 as an anomaly and the trend will be quite unpleasant for Queen Nancy come November.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:04:03 AM PDT
by
bigbob
To: Slyscribe
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:04:21 AM PDT
by
Tarpon
(Obama-Speak ... the fusion of sophistry and Newspeak. It's not a gift, it's just lies.)
To: RC2
I think this single race is being overanalyzed.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:05:22 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Oldexpat
The winner in PA ran on conservative-prolife views. But he will voter for Pelosi when he reaches DC. We need to make sure that everyone knows a Rat vote is a vote for Pelosi and Reid and Obamacare. BINGO!
There are countless Democrats who ran on conservative values and politics, only to vote lockstep with Pelosi and Reid.
Democrats run on conservative platforms, but they always vote with the liberals against the best interests of our nation.
To: Slyscribe
Considering that Dems outnumber GOP 2:1, that there was a bitter Democrat Primary going on, and that the Dem Candidate claimed to be a good 'ol boy, gun-totin', bible-believin', pro-lifin' Conservative, losing by only 8 points is impressive for the GOP.
Just wait until November, when Critz is exposed as a tea-sippin', Mao-quotin', bible-burnin' Marxist.
To: Tarpon
As they say, “Pork is thicker than water.”
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:08:57 AM PDT
by
GnuHere
To: RC2; Slyscribe
The main thing is that they vote for the right person Who will he vote for Speaker and which part gets the majority?
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:10:53 AM PDT
by
wmfights
(If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
To: Slyscribe
Will Rust Belt Rural Voters Bitterly Cling To Democrats?
Absolutely! I know a few of the people they are talking about here and they simply don't seem capable of understanding the situation around them. They will vote against there own interest time and again.
One of the most difficult things to do in life it to realize that most of what you have believed your entire life is for the most part wrong. A lot of these folks believe the current Democratic Party is still the party of Harry Truman or even JFK (I kid you not). These troglodytes will never learn.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:13:53 AM PDT
by
truthguy
(Good intentions are not enough!)
To: Slyscribe
I live in the rust belt, Michigan, God help us. Bad enough half of Detroit homes are being demolished. Dead and dying state. Hopefully all the rats are jumping ship and moving somewhere else.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:14:10 AM PDT
by
MsLady
(If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
To: wmfights
At this point, I have no idea. I do believe that Pelosi is out.....one way or another. I think the people are tired of her and really do want change. At least I hope that’s the case.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:18:43 AM PDT
by
RC2
To: GnuHere
Sorta hard to compete with everything in a district named after a Democrat and half the voters are union.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:19:41 AM PDT
by
Tarpon
(Obama-Speak ... the fusion of sophistry and Newspeak. It's not a gift, it's just lies.)
To: Oldexpat
But he will voter for Pelosi when he reaches DC. I don't believe that had much to do with his winning. The larger factor is that he was connected by the hip to Murtha, so in PA-12 voters' minds, the pork will keep coming. I don't give a sh*t what people claim about too much government spending getting under the craw of voters. If those voters know the pork is coming in, they'll throw down with the candidate they think will get it for them.
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posted on
05/20/2010 10:20:07 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(RIP to the country I love...)
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