I just finished that book, Sandy - I enjoyed it a great deal, both from a progressive standpoint, and from the Kansas history standpoint. Also, in the end, it's revealed that Bruce Willis' character has actually been dead /for the entire book/. Freaky.
- Jim Sandy Clark wrote: >There's an interesting book I am currently reading called "What's the matter >with Kansas", that basically discusses all of this. Specifically why people >who are conservative and in the so called red states are voting for moral >issues and against what the conventional wisdom of what would be best for >them economically. I haven't gotten totally far with it yet, so I can't >answer the questions, but the author takes the state of Kansas which >historically has been extreme (ie started the populist movement in the 19th >century and now is solidly conservative. > >In a lot of ways its very eye opening since for the life of me I can't >understand why people such as my brother vote this way. > > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805073396/104-0780606-1947937 >?v=glance > >The title comes from an essay in 1896 >http://projects.vassar.edu/1896/whatsthematter.html > >Highly recommended > >Sandy > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 1:59 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Voter Population Theory (was: "I am not Sorry website") > > > >>Kevin wrote: >>Here's a more data-rich depiction of that: >>http://www.esri.com/industries/elections/graphics/results2004_lg.jpg >> >> >> > >Great info, thanks. So what is the theory on why all of the largest towers >are blue? That is, it would appear that if you live in a large population >center, your area is blue. I didn't see one red tower. > >Why do the city folk appear to like Mr. Kerry, while the country folk like >Mr. Bush? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137841 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
