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loyalsister

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8. In Carter's case
Fri Apr 11, 2014, 02:32 PM
Apr 2014

religion played a big role. Thus, the religious right was born as part of another southern\midwestern strategy. With Clinton, I'm not sure. But, I think the fact that he is a southerner himself might have gone a long way.

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
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