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My point about red and blue is that the 'have-nots' are usually very reliant on the state, which is a staple of the 'blue' side.


I hate to break it you, but the myth that the poor vote Democrat and the rich vote Republican is just that, a myth. The poorest (and least educated) states are primarily Republican. Here are some links for your perusal:

http://uspolitics.about.com/library/bl_education_vote.htm
http://www.reachm.com/amstreet/archives/2005/05/02/median-income-by-state/

I read an interesting book about this recently, "What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America". It is quite interesting how the American people have been completely hoodwinked into supporting politicians that hurt them and the nation.