[nathanbedford]

There could very well be a lot of Democrats voting Republican. Bulldogs, Reagan Democrats, farmers, even women, everybody but minorities and public employees might want to send a message if they feel that they have been had and defrauded by their own party.

If you know your Huckleberry Finn, you know that was the reaction of the people in Arkansas to being defrauded and presumed upon.

[REPANDPROUDOFIT]

Ok - you got me with the Huck Finn statement. It's been a long time since I read it.

I simply think of these mid-western farm states as highly conservative with strong family values. It seems like they would be highly offended by Obama and the Congress's disdain of traditional American values. Am I misreading the populace? Or is it like someone says above, that it has to do with the farm subsidies?