Nope...I have no doubt that lots of Southerners would say such things to a Yankee. But I also know what the results of the election were.
I seem to remember all the states of the Old Confederacy were in the Red Zone, including Gore's homestate of Tennessee.
Please tell me if my memory is incorrect.
What you are referring to is what we call a "yellow dog Democrat"... they would vote for a yellow dog before they would vote for a Republican.....fortunately GW won enough of them over last time...:)