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Implications of Republican sweep, part II

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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by garyaiki [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ajmiller Judging by the rest of the country, it seems that the Democrats have largely traded in farmers for big city liberals. [/quote] Family farmers have loyaly voted Republican for as long as there has been a Republican party and their reward has been to lose their farms to agri-business. [/quote] Actually, if you read your history, you will find that family farmers were all consistent Democrat voters since the founding of the Republican party in the 1850's, all the way through the reign of FDR, right up to the boondoggle of the Carter Administration. When Carter started inhibiting U.S. ag exports as tools for "punishing" other nations, that was when farmers started losing market share and a subsequent loss of family farms to bankruptcy, and that was when family farmers switched almost en masse to voting Republican. So basically farmers have only been voting Republican for the last 25 years. It may be a reluctant relationship, based more on the fact that the Democrats have totally abandoned small businesses (including farmers), than any deep appreciation for Republican ideals. If you live in the Corn Belt, you'll vote Republican. If you line in the Porn Belt, you'll vote Democrat.
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