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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Nov 25, 2017, 07:12 PM Nov 2017

Good Democrats and left-leaning people of Alabama, I have your back

As a Floridian, we regularly get shat upon. Some of it deservedly so. Some of it not.

I really get sick of the regional stereotypes about the South and Texas. Yes, SOME of our citizens are "impaired" to put it politely, but the rest of us, especially Democrats and liberals, are not.

I don't indulge in stereotypes about other parts of the country, because I know they are odious. They are also false.

In solidarity with the good DU'ers from Alabama. I feel your pain.

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Good Democrats and left-leaning people of Alabama, I have your back (Original Post) steve2470 Nov 2017 OP

Hopefully... DangerousUrNot Nov 2017 #1

there are, and turnout is the question steve2470 Nov 2017 #2

Stats not sterotypes Miigwech Nov 2017 #3

the Republicans.... steve2470 Nov 2017 #4

Thank you. As a lifelong Alabamian, Ferrets are Cool Nov 2017 #5

DangerousUrNot

(431 posts)

1. Hopefully...

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Nov 25, 2017, 07:16 PM

Nov 2017

There are enough of them to keep Moore from winning.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

2. there are, and turnout is the question

Reply to DangerousUrNot (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 25, 2017, 07:17 PM

Nov 2017

My brother and others are trying to help Doug Jones win.

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)

3. Stats not sterotypes

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Nov 25, 2017, 08:52 PM

Nov 2017

Seems that the good people of Alabama are happy being first in everything bad (i.e. poverty, obesity, racism) and last in everything good (i.e. education, healthcare, renewable energy). Alabama is failing and falling behind the rest of the country, kind of reminds me of the way things were in 1960's. The folks there seem to have a chip on their collective shoulder by not wanting to take any advice from fellow Americans about Roy Moore. They don't want to change .... that is why Alabama is criticized.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

4. the Republicans....

Reply to Miigwech (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 25, 2017, 09:02 PM

Nov 2017

That's who you're really talking about. Let's be specific.

I'm sure the Democrats would be more than happy to change things, but the Republicans basically run that state, just like Florida.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)

5. Thank you. As a lifelong Alabamian,

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Nov 25, 2017, 09:20 PM

Nov 2017

we deserve MOST of the sterotypes. The number of idiots here who always vote for repugs is disheartening. What I fear in this upcoming special election is lethargy.

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