June 27, 201511 yr Sure it can. But a specific argument was being advanced that eastern Kentucky is heavily Democrat and heavily racist. And they are heavily democrat in registration and voting for state offices. Presidential vote history is interesting, not sure whats going on there. It sounds very much like the RINO tag often applied.
June 27, 201511 yr And they are heavily democrat in registration and voting for state offices. Presidential vote history is interesting, not sure whats going on there. It sounds very much like the RINO tag often applied. It's not just presidential elections. Kentucky sends Republicans to the House and Senate. The only Democrat Kentucky has in Washington is Yarmuth, which is Louisville's district. Hal Rogers has represented the 5th district (the deepest red part of mcpapa's map) since, I think, before time. So, what accounts for the closer parity between the parties at the state level, where Democrats control the state House, governorship and lead in voter registration? I don't know exactly, but I have a few guesses. One, local Democrats in Kentucky don't look much like the Democrats in Washington we are accustomed to, especially culturally. For instance, one of Beshear's proposals before his re-election was to incentivize the building of creationist theme park. Democrats in Kentucky still bend conservatively, especially on cultural issues. Two, there's a lot of what I call "good ol' boy" politics in the state. Kentucky's state government has a fairly well earned reputation of being both inept and corrupt. I imagine a lot of areas in Kentucky still operate under "party boss" style leadership, where people do what their dads and granddads did and vote for the group that has the power. At any rate, Kentucky isn't a Democratic haven in the years when Obama isn't running, though I do think his race affected the deepness of Kentucky's red in the last two presidential elections.
June 27, 201511 yr At any rate, Kentucky isn't a Democratic haven in the years when Obama isn't running, though I do think his race affected the deepness of Kentucky's red in the last two presidential elections. Probably a fair statement.
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