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To: Lane3 who wrote (84379)	11/6/2004 12:47:47 PM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793800

That map doesn't show that city peope "vote overwhelmingly democratic." Rather, it shows that an overwhelming majority of cities vote majority democratic. Big difference. I am confused, as I don't perceive the difference. Perhaps you would try again and explain? And also, what is it about being "cosmopolitan" that would make one prefer a democratic administration to a republican one?

To: Lane3 who wrote (84379)	11/6/2004 12:56:25 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793800

As for the reason, I don't think it's anything more complicated than that city people are cosmopolitan. I know you keep saying this, but I think it's hogwash. Seriously, in what way are you, personally, more cosmopolitan than me, or Rambi, both of whom voted for Bush? Do you read books with bigger words? Do you see more foreign movies? Are you a deeper thinker? In what way is Paul Krugman, a Ph.D. economist and a Kerry supporter, more cosmopolitan than Robert Mundell, not only a Ph.D. economist but also a Nobel prize winner, and a Bush supporter? I don't believe that the exit polls have proven accurate, but according to the exit polls: - More people with no high school diploma voted for Kerry than for Bush. - Higher income people voted overwhelmingly for Bush. - Bush got more college graduates than Kerry (52-46). The only subset of college grads that went for Kerry were the ones with post-graduate degrees,44-55, but there can't be enough post-graduates to make much of a difference either way. I would say that the demographic data more favors the explanation that inner cities have more poor uneducated residents who depend on government services, and more government workers who make their livings providing government services to poor uneducated people, and more of the NGO types who make their livings doing the same. That's your Kerry voter. The barristas at Starbucks may vote Kerry, but I would bet that more Bush voters drink Starbucks latte than you realize.

To: Lane3 who wrote (84379)	11/6/2004 1:39:36 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793800

As for the reason, I don't think it's anything more complicated than that city people are cosmopolitan. And by that you mean what? That "City people" are somehow more informed than the unwashed masses outside the urban areas? Here are some interesting statistics from that map: Square miles won: Bush: 2.51 million Kerry: 511,711 Population of counties won: Bush: 150.9 million Kerry: 103.5 million Anyone who thinks this was a close election needs to study that map and those statistics.