87% of whites in Tenn did not vote for Bush, or anywhere close to it, nor did they in Miss, although in the latter it was probably 80%.
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Did you mean 'blacks'?
Seems like it would have been pretty tough to win those two states' electoral votes if you meant 'whites'.
Whites and blacks were almost exactly the opposite of each other in their voting preferences. Bush won whites 85 – 14. Blacks preferred Kerry 90 – 10. Though President Bush lost the black vote by a lopsided margin, he performed better among blacks than most Republicans by several percentage points.
There weren’t many surprises in the exit polls conducted in Mississippi on Election Day, but a few things stood out. White females were among President Bush’s strongest supporters in the Magnolia State, preferring Bush to Kerry by an 89 – 10 margin. White females even edged-out white, born-again evangelical Christians, who supported Bush over Kerry 88 – 12. White males voted for Bush over Kerry by 81 to 18 percent.
Whites in Mississippi supported W in a greater percentage than anywhere. South Carolina was second I think. Big surprise eh?
I woulda never ever thought of Tennessee...lord no. Tennessee is now arguably 20-30% Yankee interlopers. Ironically, without the the Unionist mountainous eastern third, the black belt of Memphis and West TN combined with the libs of greater Nashville and Tennessee would make us a toss up.
I live here but i am a Mississippian....before,now and forever.