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Southern Dems, GOP Counties

lawofincreasingconservatism wrote 1 day ago: Jay Cost at the Real Clear Politics HorseRaceBlog has some great analysis on the evaporation of Demo … more →

Tags: GOP, Parker Griffith, Bobby Bright, Alabama congressional races, Alabama, 2010, RealClearPolitics, jay cost

GaGo10: A Rundown of the Democrats

The Last Liberal Gwinnettian wrote 2 weeks ago: Yes, there’s still a year to go before the 2010 Georgia Gubernatorial election (November 2, by the w … more →

Tags: Atlanta, Education, GA Dems, Georgia, GOVERNOR'S RACE 2010, Poythress, Transportation, water, Baker

Republican (Lack of) Family Values

The Last Liberal Gwinnettian wrote 3 weeks ago: This week has seen an extraordinarily ridiculous political event: Mark Sanford, Republican Governor … more →

Tags: National, adultery, Ensign, Gay Marriage, Larry Craig, Newt Gingrich, palin, Sanford, South Carolina Governor

More on Bodily Fluids as Deadly Weapons

Cobb County Liberal wrote 1 month ago: I want to completely echo everything Last Liberal Gwinnettian said in her post earlier today, but I … more →

Tags: Crime, Texas, AIDS

Bodily Fluids as Deadly Weapons?

The Last Liberal Gwinnettian wrote 1 month ago: I was perturbed by this recent MSNBC headline: “Texan Gets 45 Years in Prison for Spreading HIV.” At … more →

Tags: Texas, Courts, Assault

GOP Traitors

The Last Liberal Gwinnettian wrote 2 months ago: It’s interesting to be a Yankee/Southern hybrid like myself and so many others — we get … more →

Tags: secession, GOP, Georgia Governor

Georgians Against Idiocy

The Last Liberal Gwinnettian wrote 2 months ago: This article, and others like it (unfortunately, I am certain more exist), is the reason why the res … more →

Tags: Georgia, Southern Stereotypes, Liberal, South, Southerner

Hollaback News!: Politics: Can Alabama Spark a Democratic Revival in the South? - TIME

Kellea Tibbs wrote 2 months ago: Hollaback News!:  Politics Can Alabama Spark a Democratic Revival in the South? – TIME. Click … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Race, African-American, Alabama, Artur Davis, Democrat, Diversity, First 100 Days

Racial Politics Absurdity in Mississippi, Part 1

lunchcountersitin wrote 3 months ago: Mississippi, like several states in the deep South, is polarized politically on the basis of race. T … more →

Tags: Democrats and Republicans, Black Politicians, Racial Politics, Black Democrats, Democratic Party, black leadership, Mississippi, Mississippi Democratic Party

Blue Dixie: Awakening the South's Democratic Majority2 comments

Riot wrote 5 months ago: Review The Nation’s Bob Moser penned Blue Dixie: Awakening the South’s Democratic Major … more →

Tags: Reviews, Nonfiction Reviews, Political Science, Politics, Barack Obama, Liberalism, DNC, Democratic Party, American Society

Post Election Analysis: Outside the South, Obama Gets Almost Half of the White Vote2 comments

lunchcountersitin wrote 8 months ago: In an earlier post, I said that Barack Obama might have gotten half of the white vote OUTSIDE the So … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Democrats and Republicans, John McCain, Presidential General Election 2008, Racial Politics, Republican Party, Voting, white voters, Election Analysis

McCAIN'S BOCEPHUS CONUNDRUM

Aaron Saylor wrote 8 months ago: So, in answer to your question, yes, I have been in hiding.  I will not come out of hiding until aft … more →

Tags: General, Politics, Alabama, Barack Obama, Bocephus, buck-naked, election, Family Tradition, Hank Williams Jr

The Rising South

Renn Vara wrote 10 months ago: By Renn Vara The pick of Senator Joe Biden as VP got me thinking. Why has our Party given up on the … more →

Tags: 1, Presidential Election, Democrats, Barack Obama, Joe Biden

Below the Mason-Dixon Line1 comment

Marc wrote 1 year ago: From time to time I have gone forth with an article about the Appalachian voter’s mind in hope … more →

Tags: In One Ear Out the Other, Red Clay Country Diary, South, Environmentalists, SEC, Big Ten, north

Tuck for U.S. Senate, the sensible conservative choice

hiramsghost wrote 1 year ago:   More than any other Republican elected official, Amy Tuck has demonstrated the character, co … more →

Tags: Amy Tuck, Mlississippi Politics, Trent Lott, Phil Bryant, Dickie Scruggs, political contributions, 2008

Reinvigorating Hiram's Ghost

hiramsghost wrote 1 year ago: I’m retooling Hiram’s Ghost and will be discussing the finer points of southern politics … more →

Tags: Mlississippi Politics, Frank Melton, Trent Lott, 2008 GOP Presidential Primary, Lousiana Politics, gay escort scandal, Larry Flynt investigation

Musgrove for Lt. Governor Again?4 comments

hiramsghost wrote 3 years ago: Bill Pittman is fueling speculation that former Governor Ronnie Musgrove is hinting that he will ag … more →

Tags: Mlississippi Politics, Ronnie Musgrove, Conservative Democrat


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