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Gingrich: I'm Not Dropping Out

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:05 CST

Newt Gingrich says he's not dropping out, despite increasingly loud calls from Rick Santorum supporters for him to do so. "If I thought [Santorum] was a slam dunk to beat Romney and to beat Obama, I would really consider getting out," Gingrich said in a radio interview today. "I don't....

Why the Women of One Virginia Town Die Younger

Sarah Whitmire — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:42:51 CDT

Life in Emporia, Virginia, feels a little slower, calmer, and more personal than in the bustling DC suburb of Fairfax that lies just a three-hour drive away. But it's a lifestyle that comes at a cost for the town's women: In affluent Fairfax County, the life expectancy for women is...

25% of Us Have More Sympathy for Confederacy

Kevin Spak — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:04:05 CDT

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and it looks like the conflict is still dividing the country. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released today, roughly 25% of Americans said they sympathized with the Confederacy more than the Union. Among white Southerners, that figure...

Southern Rednecks Killing GOP: Parker

Kevin Spak — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:48:58 CDT

Asked recently what was wrong with his party, Ohio Sen. George Voinovich didn’t hold back. “It’s the Southerners,” he said. “They get on TV and go ‘errrr, errrr.’ People hear them and say, ‘These people are Southerners.’” No one’s sure what “errrr, errrr” means, but his overall meaning’s...

Cabinet Devoid of Southerners

Matt Cantor — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:21:01 CST

President-elect Obama has named most of his Cabinet picks—yet thus far, he hasn’t chosen any Southerners, Politico reports. Every president since at least JFK has named Southerners to his cabinet, and some southern Democrats aren’t happy about what they see as “geographical snubbing.” But others say Obama’s simply picking...

Dems Leave the South Behind

Gabriel Winant — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:01:41 CST

Remember when the only winning Democrats were Southerners? Dixie’s desertion of the Democrats made Republicans the dominant party, and only when Democrats stole back part of the pivotal region could they win. Well, writes Adam Nossiter in the New York Times , the South is pivotal no longer. While running up...

'Screw 'Em,' Hillary Said of Working-Class Whites in '95

John Johnson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:14:00 CDT

Hillary Clinton has criticized Barack Obama for talking down to low-income voters, but the Huffington Post digs up a quote from 1995 that appears to offer a different stance. Strategizing on how to win back working-class voters in the South, she told her husband: "Screw 'em. You don't owe them...

Obama Proves Appeal Across Racial Lines

Jane Yager — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:26:20 CST

The Clintons threw their worst at Obama during the past week in South Carolina, hoping they'd rattled him, but in fact he emerged from this test of mettle with new strength, Patrick Healy writes in the New York Times . Obama's landslide rested on a high turnout of black voters, but...

Huckabee Bids for SC Bounce

Will McCahill — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:35:18 CST

With Mike Huckabee drawing attention in South Carolina for remarks about the Confederate flag and gay marriage, new polls have the former Arkansas governor drawing even with—or ahead of—John McCain ahead of tomorrow's Republican presidential primary. Huckabee stood up yesterday for the right of sons of the South...