Ok, I don't want this to turn into a big North vs South debate, but the topic keeps popping up, so I'm curious: Why is everyone making such a big deal about northern candidates supposedly having problems winning the election? Do people really think that southerners are so closed-minded that they won't vote for someone who's not "one of their kind"? Would southern people really vote for W over a northern democratic candidate just because he's southern? It seems that people in the north don't have a problem electing a candidate from the south, but everyone is making it seem like people in the south don't want to elect a candidate from the north.
BTW, here's the article that sparked this thread:
Edwards touts Southern credentials ahead of S.C. primary