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>"Xan" <nospam@att.net> wrote in message
>news:N35qj.3826$uE.3488@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net...
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>> Well, first of all, the rally was at 7:45 am, when many people are on
>> their way to work or just don't want to get out in the cold that early in
>> the morning. Secondly, it was held at a branch of a larger university
>> and, while an excellent school, not too well known nationally. Also, I
>> can't see anyone driving over from St. Louis (20 miles away) to
>> Edwardsville just to hear another stump speech that we've all heard
>> portions of on TV for the past few months. And, lastly, this town is like
>> 90% Democratic, and overwhelmingly for Obama,
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>Unless things have changed in the last 15 years, there is also a HUGE
>constituent of Middle Eastern students at the university. I can recall
>fears of Islamic terrorist cells at SIUE as far back as the 1980s. Now, I'm
>not saying the town is heavily in favor of Obama because of the large AA
>population or because of the Muslim rumors surrounding Obama, but those are
>two factors worth considering. I wouldn't go so far as to say Eville is 90%
>Dem (probably more like 65%), but much of the greater St. Louis area is
>left-leaning and entitlement driven as is evidenced by Madison County, IL
>being first in the nation for medical malpractice lawsuits.
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Well, what you're saying is true. In the MO primary tonight, Clinton
came from the Af. American precincts in St. Louis and pushed Obama
over the top.
Xan
Xan
