As Partisan Rancor Rises, States That Back a Loser Will Be Punished
7th October 2012
Joel Kotkin sounds the alarm.
There’s a broader, ugly truth that as the last traces of purple fade from the electoral map, whoever wins will have little reason to take care of much of the country that rejected them.
At least since the dissolving of the “solid South” in the late ’50s and early ’60s, both parties have competed to extend their reach to virtually every region. As recently as 1996, Democrat Bill Clinton could compete in the South, winning several states in the mid-South and even in the heart of Dixie, including Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. President Obama has about as much chance of winning these states this year as Abraham Lincoln did in 1860—giving him little reason to consider them in a second term.
October 8th, 2012 at 05:14
“whoever wins will have little reason to take care of much of the country that rejected them.”
It isn’t the purpose or legitimate function of the government to take care of regions. Kotkin description of government makes it sound like a mafia state or socialist state.
October 8th, 2012 at 07:58
1860 deja vue; can a new Civil War be far behind?