tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post3023199083339995588..comments2023-04-12T04:33:46.386-04:00Comments on WikiPolitics: Political commentary from Wikipedia editors: Obama and the WestDiligent Terrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10843383640475724185noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-14329654194520844042008-06-17T11:34:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:34:00.000-04:00Afraid? Why? That sounds like an advantage to me. ...Afraid? Why? That sounds like an advantage to me. But I don't think it matters anyways. McCain's gonna win, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-55754294796346453002008-06-15T14:52:00.000-04:002008-06-15T14:52:00.000-04:00A lot of Democratic party leaders are afraid so.A lot of Democratic party leaders are afraid so.Diligent Terrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843383640475724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-15004938740562298712008-06-04T18:08:00.000-04:002008-06-04T18:08:00.000-04:00Anyway it is very curious that Obama won especiall...Anyway it is very curious that Obama won especially in red states, whil Clinton won especially in blue states.<BR/><BR/>Does this mean something for the Novemeber election?Checcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825763905874729993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-86747885655627810242008-06-04T16:45:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:45:00.000-04:00That's probably it, considering that those were cl...That's probably it, considering that those were closed primaries, and Rush's operation chaos couldn't work.RC-0722https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481184156432407753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-89293076409098910002008-06-04T16:34:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:34:00.000-04:00Keeping in mind of course he's successful amongst ...Keeping in mind of course he's successful amongst Democratic voters in those states, who may form a different subset of the population than the total of those who vote. I don't know the answer, but that might be something to do with it.Orderinchaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501149112421547613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-92205915168296964772008-06-04T13:39:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:39:00.000-04:00We're probably talking about different places... T...We're probably talking about different places... The interior West is pretty conservative and Republican.<BR/><BR/>I was asking myself why Obama is so strong in the most conservative and Republican places of the United States: Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Kansas...Checcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825763905874729993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-17537005618261689952008-06-04T11:36:00.000-04:002008-06-04T11:36:00.000-04:00Not interior west (but those can be liberal too), ...Not interior west (but those can be liberal too), the mountanous regions are liberal, and I think that has something to do with their relation to the coast.RC-0722https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481184156432407753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-6779279378073530402008-06-04T05:23:00.000-04:002008-06-04T05:23:00.000-04:00Uhm, that's not true... The interior West is the m...Uhm, that's not true... The interior West is the most conservative and Republican region in the United States: Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Kansas...<BR/><BR/>So why was Obama so successful in these conservative places?Checcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825763905874729993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-74118404046021988392008-06-03T23:46:00.000-04:002008-06-03T23:46:00.000-04:00I think he's so successful because the mountanous ...I think he's so successful because the mountanous regions of the west are extremely liberal.RC-0722https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481184156432407753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-90317552292812655742008-06-03T19:15:00.000-04:002008-06-03T19:15:00.000-04:00Indeed I did not ask you about the South, but why ...Indeed I did not ask you about the South, but why did he win in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming...<BR/><BR/>Why is he so strong in the Mountanin West?Checcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825763905874729993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782610661731123783.post-80641763091322460742008-06-03T18:21:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:21:00.000-04:00Well, Illinois is his home state. I think he also...Well, Illinois is his home state. I think he also had a lot of African-American support in states like Georgia.Diligent Terrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843383640475724185noreply@blogger.com