You liberals ever think that maybe us citizens of "red states" vote Republican BECAUSE we see Welfare Abuse &?

A state could be "red" and have hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of "blue" voters - something Liberals here can't seem to comprehend.

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For perspective:

States are large areas made up of various diverse communities. Hundreds of thousands of Democrats may live in a "red state". A person whose income is under $50000 is not only more likely to use government assistance, but they are also more likely to vote Democrat:

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/presiden...

Democrat cities in "red states" (each has had Democrat mayors for decades):

• New Orleans, LA

Residents living in poverty: 24%

• Jackson, MS

Residents living in poverty: 28%

• Memphis, TN

Residents living in poverty: 26%

• Atlanta, GA

Residents living in poverty: 23%

• Birmingham, AL

Residents living in poverty: 28%

• Louisville, KY

Residents living in poverty: 22%

Counties with the lowest per-capita income generally vote Democrat:

1 Buffalo County, South Dakota D

2 Shannon County, South Dakota D

3 Starr County, Texas D

4 Ziebach County, South Dakota D

5 Todd County, South Dakota D

6 Sioux County, North Dakota D

7 Corson County, South Dakota D

8 Wade Hampton, Alaska D

9 Maverick County, Texas D

10 Apache County, Arizona D

11 Dewey County, South Dakota D

12 Willacy County, Texas D

13 Hudspeth County, Texas R

14 Presidio County, Texas D

15 East Carroll Parish, Louisiana D

16 La Salle County, Texas D

17 Jefferson County, Mississippi D

18 Clay County, Kentucky R

19 Dimmit County, Texas D

20 McKinley County, New Mexico D

21 McCreary County, Kentucky R

22 Hidalgo County, Texas D

23 Jackson County, South Dakota R

24 Zavala County, Texas D

25 Bennett County, South Dakota R

26 Madison Parish, Louisiana D

27 Bullock County, Alabama D

28 McDowell County, West Virginia D

29 San Juan County, Utah R

30 Brooks County, Texas D

31 Wolfe County, Kentucky D

32 Mellette County, South Dakota R

33 Leslie County, Kentucky R

34 Zapata County, Texas D

35 Hamilton County, Florida R

36 Issaquena County, Mississippi D

37 Bee County, Texas R

38 Menominee County, Wisconsin D

39 Martin County, Kentucky R

40 Knox County, Kentucky R

41 Holmes County, Mississippi D

42 Magoffin County, Kentucky R

43 Jackson County, Kentucky R

44 Owsley County, Kentucky R

45 Costilla County, Colorado D

46 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi D

47 Webb County, Texas D

48 Big Horn County, Montana D

49 Lake County, Tennessee R

50 Reeves County, Texas D

To be fair, there are plenty of abusers from both sides of the aisle. I volunteer my time doing job training at a community center in the poor area of town and it drives me mad every time some dumb redneck talks trash about Obama and government spending while simultaneously taking advantage of a social program paid for by the federal government.

I don't think anyone would disagree that there are abuses of the welfare system, but the difference is we want to fix it while cons want to do away with it entirely.

I have never seen any reason to vote Republican. All of the right wing policies they put into place get overturned as society slides further to the left.

You must be ignoring facts then. Welfare dependency is demonstrable higher in the red states in the South for example than the blue states in the South.

Your entire con states mooch off the federal system. The liberal states are getting tired of supporting your sorry poor states.

Your internal state welfare administration is something you should address. Don't come crying to us about it.

You actually think there are no Conservatives or Republicans receiving government assistance!

That has got to be one of the stupidest things I have ever heard.

No. Most people I know that vote Republican do so because their parents did. And their grandparents did and so on. It is more indoctrination than any thing.

The Democrat Plantation: Top Racist Quotes by Notable Democrat / Liberal Left Wingers....Historical Perspective : How it all started !!

Lyndon Baines Johnson, a 'Dixiecrat' hailing from the great state of Texas, succeeded John F. Kennedy as the 36th President of the United States. During most of his tenure in Congress, spanning from 1937 to 1956, *** Johnson railed against every Civil Rights bill introduced by Republicans.*** For a little background on the subject- After the Civil War, Democrats attempted to scare African Americans by using "Vote or Die" propaganda, designed to instill a sense of fear for those living in the southern states. **** Despite heavy opposition against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 by Democrats, including John F. Kennedy, Johnson was convinced that if his party could steal the 'thunder' from the Republican lead Civil Rights efforts, support among black voters would shift .**** "These Negroes, they're getting pretty uppity these days and that's a problem for us since they've got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we've got to do something about this, we've got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference. For if we don't move at all, then their allies will line up against us and there'll be no way of stopping them, we'll lose the filibuster and there'll be no way of putting a brake on all sorts of wild legislation. It'll be Reconstruction all over again." --Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D., Texas), 1957 ****

Many African-Americans were divided and expressed great skepticism over Johnson's newfound support for civil rights. Although Kennedy did next to nothing with regard to advancing civil rights during his presidency, he saw the importance of of taking a cue from Johnson's play book and reaching out to MLK's wife, after the civil rights leader was imprisoned for a probation violation. The apparent PR stunt seemed to contradict Robert and John Kennedy's true intentions; which involved covert FBI wiretapping and a ramped-up investigation of King.

"I did not lie awake at night worrying about the problems of Negroes."

--Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, 1961

Kennedy later authorized wiretapping the phones and bugging the hotel rooms of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Shortly after Robert Kennedy secured the release of MLK-- Martin Luther King Sr., a lifelong Republican--switched his support to subsequent Democrat leaders. Some argue that Martin Luther King Senior's support for Democrats helped solidify the mass exodus of African-Americans from the Republican party. After taking credit for Republican efforts toward equality and gaining support from black voters, LBJ needed to devise a plan to undermine the black community while retaining the new voter base. LBJ's "Great Society" plan, along with Left-wing Progressive ideologues successfully did just that. ****Touting his underlying intentions for the "Great Society" programs, LBJ confided with two like-minded governors on Air Force One, stating- [[[ "I'll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years." ]]] With expanded welfare programs, LBJ ensured the destruction of the "Black family unit" and systematically dismantled any hard fought progress made by early civil rights leaders such as Frederick Douglass. ***Despite popular DEMOCRAT propaganda***, studies have shown that the number of black single-parent families sharply increased from 19% at the beginning of World War II, reaching a high of 28% in the early 1960's, thanks to the "War on Poverty" programs. Twenty years after LBJ's "Great Society" programs took full effect, the percentage of single-parent black families grew to 65%. Along with the destruction of the family unit, poverty rates among single black females rose significantly. The Progressive ties to destroying the black community directly relate to the early Eugenics movement, more specifically, the goals of Planned Parenthood's founder Margaret Sanger. The unapologetic racist openly expressed the desire to rid communities of "undesirables." Sanger expanded her efforts by organizing the '***** Project,' which aimed to infiltrate black communities through trusted leaders. Her rationale for using prominent black leaders to advocate birth control and abortion to further her agenda can be summed up in one quote: "We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the ***** population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members." Sanger and her brand of fanatic Eugenicists were often courted and praised by the KKK. When speaking of the Klu Klux Klan in her autobiography, Sanger stated: "I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...

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