It seems now that the Solid South has been split.
When it was all said and done, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida went for Barack Obama. Just barely, though.
The rest of the South voted for John McCain — as expected.
Now political observers are saying the South is losing its hold on national politics and that the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘south’
November 14, 2008
Old times are not forgotten
Filed under 2008 election, memo, national affairs desk
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, deep south, north carolina, old south, racism, Republican Party, south, virginia
September 2, 2008
Barack Obama will lose the South
Editor’s note: An update has been added to this post.
Now that the VPs have been named and the campaign is in full swing, it’s time to bring to voice a concern that has plagued me as I’ve watched the campaign.
Barack Obama will lose the South.
Despite the vast numbers of African-American voters that will turnout to vote [...]
Filed under 2008 election, memo, national affairs desk
Tags: 2008 election, barbecue, clinging, conservative, democrats, education, guns, health care, illegal, immigrants, jobs, NASCAR, north carolina, obama, religion, republicans, south, values voters
