Rivers, I live in…
Rivers, I live in Michigan at the moment, but I lived in Auburn for ten years (junior high, high school, and University). I’m well aware of why you think poor people in Alabama are the problem—I thought the same thing for many years. The problem is that it just ain’t true. Here’s the exit polls for Alabama specifically:
TOTAL VOTE: BUSH: 63% KERRY: 37%
VOTE BY YEARLY INCOME:
Under $15,000 (10%) BUSH: 42% KERRY: 58%
$15-30,000 (23%)
BUSH: 52%
KERRY: 47%
$30-50,000 (30%)
BUSH: 52%
KERRY: 46%
$50-75,000 (21%)
BUSH: 78%
KERRY: 22%
$75-$100,000 (8%)
BUSH: 78%
KERRY: 22%
No statistically significant data was available for people with incomes above $100,000. However, since the overall Bush vote for people with incomes below $100,000 (59%) came out below the overall Bush vote (63%), you can pretty reliably predict that the trend got even worse with richer Alabamians.
Once again, poor people don’t elect Republicans. Rich people do. Even in Alabama.
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