Comments on: $$$ X Politics ⇒ Red vs. Blue

By: Forrest

Forrest — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:09:12 +0000

Minnesota is a blue state. The predilection for rich folks to vote slightly less Republican in the blue states can probably be accounted for by the higher golf course to church ratio found in metropolitan areas!

By: John Emerson

John Emerson — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:07:36 +0000

Montana is a different story. I’m thinking of well-off people in Minnesota and Iowa exurbs, small cities, and countryside.

By: darrenbk

darrenbk — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:17:24 +0000

As M. Moldbug would explain: the poor and rich in Blue states vote the same because they have a common enemy: the rich in red states.

By: Forrest

Forrest — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:08:19 +0000

"it's just a different, mostly non-urban style of being rich."

Indeed, the sporting country gentleman stills remains the aspirational ideal at least in the English-speaking world. Hence the increasing gentrification of places like Montana. Those newcomers are on the whole more politically "liberal" than the indigenous rich though.

By: razib

razib — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:50:24 +0000

It's tough to make sense of any rich/poor analysis in the U.S. when race/ethnicity is not included.

from what i recall from previous posts on this topic from gelman race can't explain it all. but you can check on his archives for the topic....

By: John Emerson

John Emerson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:59:41 +0000

Many of the Christian conservatives I’ve known have been educated and pretty well off. They’re caricatured as ignorant hillbillies, but as the article says, it’s just a different, mostly non-urban style of being rich.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:37:44 +0000

What is wrong with being rich? Is it wrong for people to vote for the party that will protect private property and not redistribute their hard earned wealth.

By: ziel

ziel — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:20:33 +0000

It’s tough to make sense of any rich/poor analysis in the U.S. when race/ethnicity is not included.

By: wren

wren — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:06:32 +0000

the details of history are always driven by battles between the elites

It seems that recently many of those elites also happen to be Jewish.