Much of the conservativeness of the American ‘South’ stems from the ‘Deep South’ of states such as Alabama and Mississippi

White, Steven (2014) Much of the conservativeness of the American ‘South’ stems from the ‘Deep South’ of states such as Alabama and Mississippi. LSE American Politics and Policy (11 Jun 2014). Website.

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Is the South still different? In 2008 and 2012 Barack Obama succeeded where John Kerry and Al Gore had failed by winning in Virginia and Florida, indicating for many that the peripheral states of the South are now up for grabs. Steven White takes a close look at why and how conservatism differs across the South, and finds that while southern white distinctiveness persists in the aggregate, this is driven by attitudes in the Deep South states. He argues that the concentration of white born again Christians is a major factor in the region’s social conservatism.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2014 11:11
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:05
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58949

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