The places Dems have been gaining lately tend to be ancestrally GOP, relatively white, and relatively well educated. I think PA10 fits the bill on all three of those.
The places Dems have been gaining lately tend to be ancestrally GOP, relatively white, and relatively well educated. I think PA10 fits the bill on all three of those.
TBH, ancestrally is probably used too loosely and there are few places where political traditions go back to ancestors. The only one that comes to mind is Eastern TN defying all Southern logic and being Republican.
The realignment of the 1900’s means few regions have political traditions that go back far enough. And then, the early 2000’s have only solidified that. No more liberal Republicans representing New England or conservative Democrats representing the South.
The places Dems have been gaining lately tend to be ancestrally GOP, relatively white, and relatively well educated. I think PA10 fits the bill on all three of those.
Perhaps a naïve question, but what do you mean by "ancestrally GOP"? Republican since the time of Lincoln?
TBH, ancestrally is probably used too loosely and there are few places where political traditions go back to ancestors. The only one that comes to mind is Eastern TN defying all Southern logic and being Republican.
The realignment of the 1900’s means few regions have political traditions that go back far enough. And then, the early 2000’s have only solidified that. No more liberal Republicans representing New England or conservative Democrats representing the South.