A reminder about last night's voters
by David Atkins
After Santorum's big victories in Mississippi and Alabama, it's worth reminding oneself about the the nature of Mississippi Republican voters:
There's considerable skepticism about Barack Obama's religion with Republican voters in them. In Mississippi only 12% of voters think Obama's a Christian to 52% who think he's a Muslim and 36% who are not sure. In Alabama just 14% think Obama's a Christian to 45% who think he's a Muslim and 41% who aren't sure...
Alabama’s pretty much on board with interracial marriage, with 67% of voters thinking it should be legal to 21% who think it should not be. There’s still some skepticism in Mississippi though — only 54% of voters think it should be legal, while 29% believe it should be illegal.
Almost a third of Mississippi Republican voters think interracial marriage should be illegal, and over half think the President is a Muslim (as if it matters.)
And yet, the rest of us are supposed to pretend these people are worthy of respect, and we mustn't condescend to them lest we hurt their feelings. Above all, the big bad Yankee government mustn't impose its foreign, hostile, culturally hegemonic "lack of values" on these God-fearing hard-working folk. That would be awful.
Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are, after all, very serious candidates for President.
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