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Civil War Today: Obama Highly Popular Everywhere Outside of Old South
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I've spent far too much time in the South and been acquainted with far too many Southerners -- a number of liberal-minded folks among them -- to get into the stereo-typical South-bashing popular in some liberal quarters.
Yet, I must say, when I see results like these it does cause me to pause and wonder again why the North fought so hard to stay married to these people (I know -- we were an emerging power-couple and clung to the relationship for the money and influence):
| FAV | UNFAV | NO OPINION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 56 | 36 | 8 |
| NORTHEAST | 84 | 5 | 11 |
| SOUTH | 28 | 67 | 5 |
| MIDWEST | 62 | 30 | 8 |
| WEST | 60 | 31 | 9 |
| Rest of USA | 68 | 23 | 9 |
The gap between opinions in the South and the rest of the country is nothing short of striking. According to the numbers in this poll question on Obama, it's greater than the divide that exists between whites and blacks or young voters and senior citizens.
Anyway, this comes via Oliver Willis, who adds:
President Obama is overwhelmingly popular in every region of the country except for the south. I am surely this is all entirely due to his economic policies and his radical social agenda and not any other thing at all, certainly not the color of his skin no way sir.
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