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hfojvt

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7. then why did all those southern white men vote for Carter in 1976?

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 02:20 PM

Apr 2014

And why did a bunch of southern white men vote for Clinton?

Clinton, after all, won Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri in 1992 and 1996 (except Georgia, but then he won Florida in 1996).

And somehow "not campaigning" is NOT a factor?

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Pres Jimmy Carter: Why a generation of white men have solidly embraced the GOP [View all] JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 OP

100% Jimmy. Rex Apr 2014 #1

He's my first Democratic President JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #2

He is my favorite exPOTUS. Rex Apr 2014 #4

And he was my very first vote... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2014 #17

Mine too! eom LittleGirl Apr 2014 #29

Same here Doctor_J Apr 2014 #37

Coded appeal..THAT is an understatement. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #3

It was the entire "Southern Strategy" after all. arcane1 Apr 2014 #5

How dare he speak the blatantly obvious truth that GOP'ers want to deny! jmondine Apr 2014 #6

then why did all those southern white men vote for Carter in 1976? hfojvt Apr 2014 #7

In Carter's case loyalsister Apr 2014 #8

clearly then hfojvt Apr 2014 #11

Racial tensions differ with location loyalsister Apr 2014 #12

You got that right . geretogo Apr 2014 #22

It IS about race when you have Republicans telling white people to vote for them "or else". Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #16

Clinton won because of Ross Perot n/t leftstreet Apr 2014 #9

quite possibly hfojvt Apr 2014 #13

They got more votes from white southern WOMEN. pnwmom Apr 2014 #14

Because Carter ran an incredibly vicious racist campaign against Carl Sanders in the GA gov primary? Tom Ripley Apr 2014 #15

And secondvariety Apr 2014 #21

I love Carter now, but you are right. He started out acting much like today's Repugs. Hoyt Apr 2014 #26

Plus Carter was and still is "pro life." nt SunSeeker Apr 2014 #33

A couple reasons. First of all, the GOP still had Nixon around its neck in 76 Doctor_J Apr 2014 #38

Jimmy Carter is a God fearing man and very faithful Christian. He helps with the poor Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #10

+1 freshwest Apr 2014 #24

GOP men think everyone should be self sufficient Skittles Apr 2014 #18

Since Nixon, The Wizard Apr 2014 #19

The common denominators are: billh58 Apr 2014 #20

Excellent. Followed all the links. Jimmy is telling it like it is, like PBO today: freshwest Apr 2014 #23

Oh, wow! Thanks for the tip-of-the-hat, freshwest! I'm also very fond of President Carter =) nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #36

tell the truth President Carter ! My first vote for President ! nt steve2470 Apr 2014 #25

Mine too! OnionPatch Apr 2014 #40

K&R Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #27

President Carter is correct. devils chaplain Apr 2014 #28

It is scary. The poor and lower class whites that you wrote about may believe that the DhhD Apr 2014 #31

Kicked and Recommending! sheshe2 Apr 2014 #30

The wealthy are evidently v.ignorant because... Triana Apr 2014 #32

The wealthy / GOP elite do everything they can to reinforce that stereotype... devils chaplain Apr 2014 #44

He's not holding back - TBF Apr 2014 #34

...and yet there are some ignorant stupid assholes that say Carter is a racist. L0oniX Apr 2014 #35

I still say... DirtyDawg Apr 2014 #39

Carter not afraid to share and show his wisdom and blow up Right Wing heads. joanbarnes Apr 2014 #41

President Johnson answered that question decades ago ... napkinz Apr 2014 #42

I'm not a big LBJ fan... but he nailed it. n/t devils chaplain Apr 2014 #45

It's self deluding that by joining the "club" for the filthy rich Mosaic Apr 2014 #43

K&R!! I am so sorry I didn't see this sooner!! Number23 Apr 2014 #46