a comparison of two maps

[juldea]

Thanks to londo for the heads-up.






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[crimson5.livejournal.com]

While they don't campaign exclusively in large cities, thier primary messages are catered towards residents of cities. Most of the minority issues tend to be based in cities, simply because of where people live. You don't give a speech about raising the education levels of inner cities, to a bunch of primarily white farmers in Kansas. (I'm not trying to attack or defend the right/wrong of such issues, just using one as an example of cultural indifference.)

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

So you're saying that Democrats campaign exclusively to minorities? That may be true for local elections but certainly wasn't the case in the presidential election.

[crimson5.livejournal.com]

Exclusively? No. I would go so far as to say that a lot of thier overall platforms do favor minorities (not just racial). For presidential elections, both sides attempt to moderate thier beliefs to match as much of the middle as possible.

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Favor is an interesting word, since it implies that someone is unfavored.

But, guess which 2004 platform (DNC and RNC only) actually mentions minorities more often?