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Originally posted by dakareng
I soon learned that Southern civility (at least in that region) is a thin veneer. How does that translate to politics? Communication, how you address people and determine their issues.
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I grew up in North Florida (if you haven't been there, don't say it isn't the South) and I find this extremely easy to believe. Many small-town Southerners are classically insular. I know that when I was applying to jobs in my hometown, well-regarded architects were like, "What kind of college did you go to? Is it a black school? Why didn't you go to Auburn/Tech/Vandy?"
There's comfort in familiarity, and if you fit the mold, that's good for you.
In politics, partisan leanings aside, it comes down to which candidate is more down-home, more like you. I'm not saying that doesn't happen everywhere. Even though Bill Clinton was not educated in the South, he was able to play up his down-home heritage. W, a Connecticut Yankee if there ever was one, capitalized on the fact that he spent a relatively small part of his childhood living on his family's ranch in Texas to win over Southerners.