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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

2 main reasons are the church and the population numbers. A lot of people in the South go to church and get group-indoctrinated to right-wing political team ideology. The population numbers are an issue because black people are still a minority, although generally less of a minority in the South than most of the USA.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Democrats have spent decades disenfranchising their own voters.

The Republicans want non whites to be enslaved or exterminated

The Democrats want non whites to be slaves but not understand they are slaves.

People are stupid, but they aren't that stupid.

I don't think I've met a single POC that has faith in either party after 2016.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I don’t think I’ve met a single POC that has faith in either party after 2016.

Nailed it. Also why 10,000,000 former voters opted not to miss a day's work in 2024.

[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (13 children)

Because there aren't that many black people in those states in comparison. How is this even a post? The answer is so obvious with even a cursory knowledge of math.

People seem to think that gerrymandering can affect the presidential vote. It can not, since you win an entire state and its electoral college. Gerrymandering applies to state elections, like for example a congressman where you might redraw a voting district to aid an incumbant.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

And for US House districts

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[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

Computers and marketing own humanity. There is no honest democracy.

[–] raptore39@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

It would be interesting to see a comparison of percentage of black people per state alongside this to see if there is any correlation

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (18 children)

White people absolutely despise blacks in the South.

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Do remember that the 2024 election was decided by a narrow margin

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago
[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Well yeah obviously

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