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[–] YourDumbWhat 4 points 0 points 4 points (+4|-4) ago
"Young intellectuals" is not a significant demographic in the rural south.
Yeah, urban centers are much more progressive, and there are more people in urban areas than rural, however, due to the way districts are gerrymandered for the house and how the senate is designed to be in general, by and large, one rural vote carries more weight than one urban vote. As such, it will take much more than a simple majority to shift American politics away from the current status quo.
The evangelical demographic is still strong, and I don't see it disappearing any time soon. And they are the demographic most likely to not give a hoot about money corrupting politics so long as their corrupt representative continue to mark off all the relevant "he's just like me" (but really isn't) boxes.
[–] Rommel79 1 point 8 points 9 points (+9|-1) ago
Yeah, 'cause everyone in the South is an uneducated idiot who fucks their sisters and thinks the Earth is 6,000 years old! I'm sure glad I don't rely on stereotypes like those morons!
[–] YourDumbWhat 5 points -3 points 2 points (+2|-5) ago
I didn't say that: you're being hyperbolic. However, it is true that educated folks tend to be more heavily concentrated in urban areas and there are more evangelicals in the rural south than in urban areas. I'm not saying "everyone here is X and everyone there is Y" Just that there are more of X in place A and more of Y in place B.
[–] Wolph 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
With more and more people going to college and getting degrees we most certainly have a 'Young intellectual' demographic. Millennials are the upcoming generation of workers and parents, they're emotional, and they pride themselves on intellectualism. If you need any more proof of their existence, visit the r/politics on Reddit. The evangelical demo is strong for now, but their opinions and ideals are completely dismissed by these 'young intellectuals', who have been conditioned to dismiss religion as a cavemen esque fairy tale. To them, being a Christian means you dismiss science, education, logic, and common sense.
[–] YourDumbWhat 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
I did not mean to imply this wasn't true. All I'm trying to say is that the evangelical demographic is strongest in the rural south, and I suspect the Southern Strategy will continue to be beneficial to the Republican party for some time.