# Stupid Republican idea of the day

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/12435 "2014-01-20T23:33:40Z")

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> [@Gagundathar](#):
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> Well, it is primarily because “he ain’t our kind”.  
> I didn’t move here because it is a progressive community.  
> The place is beautiful and peaceful.  
> The land and the people I know are wonderful.
> 
> But, the folks who have lived here for generations are somewhat backwards.  
> It is something of a timewarp to drive into town and shop for groceries.  
> The supermarket is relatively modern, but the clientele? Less so.
> 
> It was only a decade ago that I first spotted a real live black couple shopping here.  
> Two of my close friends shopping with me (who happen to be black) noticed them first.  
> We debated whether we should say, “Hello” or just smile when we saw them.  
> We ended up saying “Hello” and gained a couple of new friends. They are from Indiana and apparently intend to retire here. Things have changed for the better since the 1990s but still, there is a strong residue of bigotry and racism remaining.
> 
> But, I am from the city and was raised as anti-racist as it was possible to be in Atlanta in the mid 20th century. I am a fish out of water. I am sure all the folks around here consider themselves to be good people who are just worried about somebody they don’t feel comfortable with being President.
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> And they vote.

So, apart from race it’s not really political, and they might vote for a white Democrat? A white female Democrat, even?

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