On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:17:32 GMT, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:
"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 04:32:45 -0400, Gary Coffman
wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 03:56:07 GMT, Gunner wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:56:59 -0400, Gary Coffman
wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:16:40 GMT, Gunner wrote:
This is the biggest problem East Coast and West Coast Liberals have
to deal with. They forget that the vast majority of the people
between, in Fly Over country, simply think those liberals, are
nutcases.
The problem with that idea is that the majority of the US population
is clustered within 200 miles of the East and West coasts. The people
in "Fly Over" country actually *are* the minority.
Gary
Actually not. Just the ones whom bother to vote. Check out the last
Census.
The distribution figures *are* from the Census.
BTW, statistically, the people in "Fly Over" country are more likely
to vote than the teeming underclasses of the major metropolitan
areas on or near the coasts. It is only because there are so many
fewer people in "Fly Over" country that the popular vote tends to be
dominated by the metropolitan areas on both coasts.
Gary
Got some cites?
It depends on what you want "cites" of. Around 47% of the US population
lives in the states that border both oceans. But, in 2000, 80.3% of the US
population lived in metropolitan areas, defined the way the Census Bureau
defines them. There are a lot of metropolitan areas outside of the coastal
states. Is Detroit "flyover" to you, or not?
Thank you Ed. That means 53% of the folks live in Fly Over Country., and
yes, Detroit is in that area.
Its not part of the Beltway, or the Seatle/San Diego strip. In Here Be
Dragons land..and having spent much time in Detroit..Here Be Dragons is
about right...G
Voting percentages vary widely. Arizona is the lowest of the mainland
states, with 42.3% of the voting-age population (VAP) turning out for the
2000 Presidential election. Minnesota was the highest, at 68.8%. You can see
the state-by-state results at:
http://www.fec.gov/pages/2000turnout/reg&to00.htm
That's the Federal Election Commission. For the population figures I listed
above, see the Census Bureau site. There's enough statistics there to keep
you happily cross-posting for weeks. g
Ive been there many times before..which is why I asked Gary for cites
G. I respect him too much to tell him straight out he was wrong ...
Gunner
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty
is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
-- Ben Franklin