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That is nifty. So if we split up the west... Utah and Arizona can go with the rest of the NW, and Oregon and Washington can go with the rest of the SW, and we can all be happy when it comes to gay issues at least. I would personally make it a condition though, that if Colorado got to join us they had to give up the ridiculous person-hood amendment shenanigans.

And who would have thunk that Arkansas would be the most liberal of the southern states when it comes to gay issues?

Edited, May 11th 2012 1:51pm by PigtailsOfDoom

I don't know, you just don't hear much about them in general. I suppose that should be a good indication that they aren't chock full of crazies like other southern states.

Odd choice of words seeing as, for the most part, Arkansas is the butt of every other Southerner's jokes. It's the unofficial incest capital of the world, although West Virginia is giving it a run for its money.

Every joke that doesn't have to do with our distain for dirty, smelly, hippie liberals, of course.

DaddyJug is right. Arkansas is the south's dirty secret. Well, next to Mississippi.

This is a pretty stupid post.

Seriously.

Illinois has Chicago, can't really tell you why Iowa is liberal.

Respected Republican Pollster advises Pubbies to Reverse Course on Gay Issues


Gay Rights is now a conservative issue! Heh.

DP Whoops, sorry.

Edited, May 12th 2012 3:50am by Aripyanfar

I'm actually rather surprised how few gay rights Michigan has, what with having Detroit and all. I know Michigan has its issues, but I don't think conservative state when I think of Michigan. Or does this go along with the stereotype that black people hate the gays?

Indeed for Illinois. Most of Illinois on a congressional map is red but Chicago and the collar counties make up about 60% of the state's population. Plus college areas like Champaign and little urban areas like around Rockford or St Louis. Mainly Chicagoland though.

No idea about Iowa except that it's more liberal to the east and becomes more conservative the further west you go. So I'll credit the healing power of Illinois.

Nate Silver at 538 did an excellent description of the Illinois political geography before if you care enough to read it.

Edited, May 12th 2012 8:22am by Jophiel

Is this relevant again?

Iowa is relatively liberal, barring a bastion of very strong R control, low unemployment (5.2%), and they overturned separate but equal on a state level ~80 years before it was done on a federal level. Really, they've just been quick to pick up socially liberal movements.

No, I like their way of doing things better. If we tried to conquer them, we'd more than likely ruin the good things they have going on up there.