Why is there so much poor in Repub states?

[zinfamous]

So most poor people vote Republican? Since when?

Since we started publishing maps of the electoral college and we could pretty easily track this stuff?

 

[theeedude]

So you are saying that stupidity and voting for Democrats is correlated

So Republicans are calling everyone making under $75K per year stupid now?

 

[fskimospy]

That tends to happen when you don't control the poverty limit for local cost of living and presume a single person making $11,670/year is just as poor in NYC as they are in BFE.

That's a valid complaint, although if memory serves red states still suffer from higher poverty.

 

[nehalem256]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_poverty_rate

Look at the highest poverty states. Not a lot of blue there.

Income and poverty are related, but most certainly not the same thing.

WTF would that be a more relevant thing to look at?

Well I mean other than the fact that looking at the more relevant measure makes it pretty clear that poor people are far more like to vote Democrat.

 

[theeedude]

WTF would that be a more relevant thing to look at?

Well I mean other than the fact that looking at the more relevant measure makes it pretty clear that poor people are far more like to vote Democrat.

The smart poor people are. But GOP still gets its share of poor useful idiots voting against their own self interest.

 

[nehalem256]

So Republicans are calling everyone making under $75K per year stupid now?

Do all people making under $75K vote Democrat? :whiste:

 

[fskimospy]

WTF would that be a more relevant thing to look at?

Well I mean other than the fact that looking at the more relevant measure makes it pretty clear that poor people are far more like to vote Democrat.

You mean other than because it was the question the OP asked?

At least those dumb Democrat voters know how to read, huh.

 

[theeedude]

Do all people making under $75K vote Democrat? :whiste:

The smart ones sure do.

 

[ivwshane]

Why are there so many black people in Republican states? Would have thought black people would migrate to Dem states where people aren't racist.

There are 46 million people at or below the poverty line, there are about 39 million African Americans in this country. Are you saying a majority of black people are poor?


Well, only about 10 million blacks are poor, there goes your ignorant thinking.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

There are 46 million people at or below the poverty line, there are about 39 million African Americans in this country. Are you saying a majority of black people are poor?


Well, only about 10 million blacks are poor, there goes your ignorant thinking.

What? He didn't say they were poor, he said why don't they move where there's less racist people. Guess that goes to show you don't pay attention or understand much of what you read.

 

[nehalem256]

You mean other than because it was the question the OP asked?

At least those dumb Democrat voters know how to read, huh.

WTF are you talking about?

Mississippi, as an example, has a poverty rate of 22.6%. In 2012 43.79% of people in Mississippi voted for Obama.

People in poverty in Mississippi could easily have all voted for Obama with the results exactly the same. Reducing things to blue state vs. red state binary is utterly retarded when better numbers are available.

The numbers indisputable show that people in poverty are far more likely to vote Democrat.

 

[Zaap]

Since we started publishing maps of the electoral college and we could pretty easily track this stuff?

Show me a single valid source that shows lower income votes are mostly for Republicans.


We'll wait.

 

[Orignal Earl]

The numbers indisputable show that people in poverty are far more likely to vote Democrat.

No they don't. What if most poor people don't bother to vote?
I'd bet a large number of those who do vote would be the rural Christian right types too

 

[BoberFett]

Stupidity and poverty are correlated.

You're pretty racist. LOL, Democrats.

 

[theeedude]

You're pretty racist. LOL, Democrats.

What is your non-racist point from that chart?

 

[werepossum]

Why are there so many sweeping generalizations in P and N?

lol I think it's, like, an Internet rule or something.

 

[nehalem256]

No they don't. What if most poor people don't bother to vote?
I'd bet a large number of those who do vote would be the rural Christian right types too

Okay lets think about this a moment.

(1) Facts clearly show that the poor people that do currently vote, they vote Democrat 2-1

(2) You are claiming that there are many non-right wing poor people who are staying home.

So if these left-wing poor people instead came out to vote would this increase or decrease the ratio of poor people voting Democrat?

 

[Zaap]

It's no use. I've learned from here that "facts" are just whatever someone is insisting on at a given moment.

Today, all of a sudden and magically, the poor vote mostly Republican.

I mean, not a single fact to back that up, but whatever, this is P&N and so facts are just whatever someone insists is true for the sake of the current argument.

 

[ivwshane]

Okay lets think about this a moment.

(1) Facts clearly show that the poor people that do currently vote, they vote Democrat 2-1

(2) You are claiming that there are many non-right wing poor people who are staying home.

So if these left-wing poor people instead came out to vote would this increase or decrease the ratio of poor people voting Democrat?

What facts are those exactly? The graph that was posted that only looked at salaries of college graduates?

 

[Ns1]

Poor, migrate, do you understand how ridiculous you sound?

and yet thousands of poor migrate from south america to the US everyday

 

[Zorkorist]

The Government is in the business of creating "poor."

They are very happy that there are a bunch of poor, southern, folks.

-John

 

[Victorian Gray]

It's no use. I've learned from here that "facts" are just whatever someone is insisting on at a given moment.

Today, all of a sudden and magically, the poor vote mostly Republican.

I mean, not a single fact to back that up, but whatever, this is P&N and so facts are just whatever someone insists is true for the sake of the current argument.

Post us another Photoshopped magazine cover to prove your point.

 

[ElFenix]

So most poor people vote Republican? Since when?

most poors don't vote.

 

[Zaap]

^ Case in point.

So those that do vote, vote mostly Republican?

Also, what's the answer to Nehalem's question in post #42?

 

[Zaap]

Post us another Photoshopped magazine cover to prove your point.

I see you've been drinking again.