clamflats
2008-11-05 05:24:32
Correlation is not causation however-
(using Commerce Dept data for 2006 per capita income by state)
Top 21 states – voted Obama the higher the income the greater the percentage of win.
except,#18 – Alaska (spreading the oil wealth!)
23-39 mixed
Bottom 13 states (except New Mexico, heavy Hispanic) – voted McCain by large margins.
Truest statement of the campaign – “they cling to their guns and religion”
Rove built the GOP on this base. It is not sustainable. In the end the GOP needs to appeal to educated, higher income people. Return to small “c” conservative principles that make sense.
It will be interesting to see if the GOP leaders cynically use Palin to keep the base going and continue the losing strategy.
