2016 Postmortem

PyaarRevolution

(814 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:00 AM Mar 2016

Ted Cruz wins Idaho...are they turning a corner from racism?

I mean is the Northwestern Front really not that significant for the Conservative vote? I thought they would've come out in droves to vote for Trump's dog whistle but I guess they're a minimal population(thank GOD!).

Thoughts?

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Ted Cruz wins Idaho...are they turning a corner from racism? (Original Post) PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 OP

Swing from Racist to Ultra-Religious Patriot movement Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #1

Cut from the same cloth shadowmayor Mar 2016 #2

Ok. PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 #3

Idaho is conservative but frowns on supremacists Zambero Mar 2016 #4

GD is the place for the GOP bigwillq Mar 2016 #5

Heavy religious population--lots of LDS in southern ID. JimDandy Mar 2016 #6

Uuuuuhhhh... I'll take Christianist fanatics for $800 Alex? JackRiddler Mar 2016 #7

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)

1. Swing from Racist to Ultra-Religious Patriot movement

Reply to PyaarRevolution (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:07 AM

Mar 2016

May not be a move forward

shadowmayor

(1,325 posts)

2. Cut from the same cloth

Reply to PyaarRevolution (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:11 AM

Mar 2016

Cruz has plenty of appeal to the standard red-white-and-blue racists. Just ask the Texans who love voting for this dipshit. Idaho just ain't big on NYC blustering BS.

PyaarRevolution

(814 posts)

3. Ok.

Reply to shadowmayor (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:13 AM

Mar 2016

Thanks for the clarification

Zambero

(8,962 posts)

4. Idaho is conservative but frowns on supremacists

Reply to PyaarRevolution (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:16 AM

Mar 2016

The pandhandle bunch exited the state years ago, and everyone here was happy to see them go. The dominant conservative groups are Mormons, live-and-let live libertarians, and movement conservatives including a fair amount of Evangelicals. None of these identify with or appeal to white supremacists, although there are overt racists to be found as in most any other location. Interesting to note that Obama bested Hillary in the Idaho state caucuses by a whopping 87-13 margin eight years ago. And my town of Boise, the largest city by far in the state and a light blue dot in a sea of deep red, voted for Obama in the general election both times, albeit by narrow margins of under 10%.