Shout out to all you Red State Democrats out there!

[Curtland1015]

Seriously, you guys and gals are my heroes! Living in the solid blue of New York, I can only imagine what hell you people must go through every day.

You guys rock! Keep up the fight!

[ipfilter]

1. Thanks, It's tough around here.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Thank you. Thank you very much. :-)

[av8rdave]

3. Red stater here

Texas. I live in the midst of incredible political ignorance!

[CPschem]

4. Thanks from Atlanta

[fed_up_mother]

5. Thanks! A shout back to you!

[Kalyke]

6. Thank you!

But, keep in mind, we're not really "red" states. We're, more accurately, red rural and blue urban states - ALL our states are shades of purple.

:hi:

[ipfilter]

9. Not this one.

[faithfulcitizen]

41. lol. some of our blue parts are awfully small.

[Jamastiene]

17. Actually, my county is a rural blue area in the middle of a bunch of red.

but I see what you mean to some degree. :hi:

[Sedona]

7. had a nice encounter in drug store yesterday with Obama supporter

in Sedona a little blue spot in a big red state

[Claire Beth]

8. Thanks! (From Tennessee)

I keep hoping one day TN will turn blue. The bible thumpers here are so thick it's pathetic.

[my2sense]

10. Thanks from Texas!

[RoadRage]

11. Thanks, from the land of the Cornhuskers!

[Realityhack]

12. I second that. Keep up the fight. States that were never up for gabs now are n/t

[ccharles000]

13. Thanks.

I live in NC and we will go blue this year.

[demnan]

14. I used to live in a red state

before Virginia turned blue! :woohoo:

[Jamastiene]

15. Awww, thank you from NC.

It really is hard. It's nice to have someone think about us. :pals: :hi:

[kick-ass-bob]

22. F-that! We're goin blue!!!

:D

[ncgrits]

32. Hell yeah! NC is one of them BLUE states folks!!! eom

[vanderBeth]

16. Oh, stop, You're making this Texas girl blush.

:blush:

[RebelOne]

18. Thanks from another Atlanta area resident.

I live northwest of Atlanta in Cherokee County, which is bright red. I think I am the only Democrat in the entire area.

[KansDem]

19. Thanks!

I grew up in the suburbs of L.A., but have been living in NE Kansas now for the past 29 years. Most of that time has been in the suburbs of K.C. with some time in Lawrence (liberal university town). But I have lived in "small-town America" from time to time.

At times I feel alienated--philosophically and politically. I used to run into a red-neck now and then when I was living in southern California, but here they're everywhere! I've gotten to the point I don't speak to folks here too much for fear I'll run into the kind portrayed in the "McCain/Palin Mob" videos posted here on DU over the last few days!

Case in point: A few years ago, I was coming out of my bank when I noticed a huge pickup truck parked to the left of my car. It was one of those trucks that are about a block long and you need a stepladder to get into the cab. Anyway there wasn't much room between our cars. I mumbled to myself as I navigated my way to the driver's door, "Big fucking tires." And as I had to bend to the left to get around the mirrors, I mumbled, "Big fucking mirrors." After I got into my car with the window down, I mumbled, "On a big fucking truck." Well, I didn't see that the passenger window on the truck was down and this little runt with a baseball cap that looked three sizes too big, stuck his head out and said, "Buddy, you got a problem?" I didn't know he was talking to me at first, but when I looked up and saw this huge baseball cap on this little head inside this huge truck, I laughed hysterically! Anyway, the "First Dude" wannabee looked at me then drove off. Maybe he thought I was insane.

But the point is: this guy took personal offense to criticism--which wasn't meant for him to hear--about his truck. I really think if I pursued it, we could have come to fisticuffs! I thought this was pretty petty. If I were sitting in a parking lot somewhere and someone walked pass by my car and made a critical statement of about it which I merely overheard, I would probably just shrug my shoulders and go back about my business. I certainly wouldn't take such offense as to confront the critic!

But I witnessed a lot of conservative pettiness in this part of the region. Especially in small towns. Another case in point: I used to visit my mom who lived in a small town of about 1,000 people. There was this old fart who was a community elder and long-standing member of the local church who used to tweak my whiskers when he saw me (I wear a beard). That really pissed me off! There's a social pecking order in small communities that does not respect all members! But I didn't do or say anything out of respect for my mom as she had to live there and it wouldn't have been prudent to have pissed off a section of the community who worshiped Mr. "Pillar-of-the-Community." But now that she's deceased, if I ran into the old fuck again and he tried to do the tweaking thing, I'd cold-cock him and explain, "Oh, wow, sir. Sorry! It was a defensive reaction. Always happens when someone puts their fingers on my face. Sorry!" }(

But I'm planning to move back out to California--maybe in two or three years. I'm making plans now.

I've had it here...

on edit: and Kansas used to have the reputation of being a "progressive state."

[tanyev]

20. Thank you kindly!

I wore my Obama t-shirt today and had a nice conversation with the senior citizen who bagged my groceries. He brought them to my car, too, which I would have happily done myself, but it seems to be that particular store's policy that they cart them out for you. He voted for Hillary in the primary, but he's voting for Obama in the general. He's very worried about what McCain will mean for Medicare and Social Security. He said he thought that most seniors would vote for Obama because of that. That seems highly optimistic, especially in this part of Texas, but who knows?

[Willo]

21. I agree with the OP... YOU GUYS ROCK!

:yourock:

[sweetpotato]

23. Greetings from South Carolina

I love my state, but don't always understand the people.

I think I turned one at lunch - he got disgusted with the Palin nomination, so we chatted a bit. Turns out, he doesn't like Biden, either. So I asked him - who has the greater chance to become President while in the office of VP - Biden or Palin?

I think I got him on that one.

[PJPhreak]

24. Hi From Kansas....Thanks,I Feel Sooooo Alone Here!

As a "Deadhead" in a small Rethug farm Community I feel like the only person with a bit of "Reality" in my thinking. It amazes me just how closed minded these folks are around here!!

[faithfulcitizen]

42. welcome to DU!

[RichardRay]

25. I still don't expect to take Wyoming blue :-).

We'll get Teton County, that was never in doubt, and I'll bet we take a few other parts of the state, but I fear that Wyoming's weighty three (yes, that's 3) electoral votes will probably go to McCain.

Sorry, we'll try to better in the future...

[TornadoTN]

26. Thanks - lots of enthusiasm in Tennessee!!

It wasn't that long ago when Tennessee was solid blue - it will be that way again!

[redqueen]

27. Thank you...

as a Dem from a small, blood-red town, you have no idea...

[carnie_sf]

28. Piggyback

from Cali

[azmouse]

29. You'd be surprised how many Dems I meet here in AZ!

We may be able to turn this state blue in a few years! :woohoo:

It'll take some work but oh how sweet it would be.

[AzNick]

43. Maybe this year...

Who knows?

[SeaLyons]

30. Thank you and a shout back from Georgia...

trust me, it's not fun! feels very lonely sometimes. maybe we can turn blue - I would just absolutely be so ecstatic I wouldn't be able to handle it.

[helderheid]

31. Thanks from Utah!

:hi:

[SIMPLYB1980]

33. Thanks from NC.

:toast:

[AZBlue]

34. Thanks! We're hoping to take Arizona for Obama on 11/4!!

[styersc]

35. Love sent back from South Carolina.

We are fighting the good fight and know for every volunteer that we can put on the street in South Carolina, McCain has to come up with a volunteer. Every nickel that we force McCain to spend in a state that he thought was safe, such as here in SC, takes resources away from McCain's efforts in Ohio, Florida and Penn!!!!

You in ther Blue States are the army but those of us in red states are the underground resistance. Together we will win this thing.

[EnviroBat]

36. It sucks here in Ohio...

The retard capital of the planet. But it is getting better. I believe President Obama is finally leading here.

[faithfulcitizen]

39. hey neighbor, at least you go blue on occasion. This year will be the year for us hoosiers!

[EnviroBat]

49. Go Hoosiers!

I was just going through Indianapolis last weekend. You guys got a nice city there.

:hi:

[faithfulcitizen]

37. Thanks! Some of you really have no idea how bad it can be for us. I just got another hate email from

my realtor! Would you ever send smear anti-McCain emails to clients? NO! These whackjobs we live around are so brazen it's shocking. She doesn't know my leanings whatsoever, and the email was incredibly hateful. For my fellow red state dems who need a quick, calm, and courteous e-mail to stop the spam, here was my reply:

"Hi xxx,

Hope you are doing well. I know you are a very conscientious person, but please do not forward anymore anti-Obama e-mails to me anymore as I am proudly supporting his candidacy. I do care about abortion, but I also care about the people already living on this Earth as well. There is so much wrong with this e-mail I wouldn't even know where start. And you probably wouldn't care to hear it if you have already decided to vote for McCain. I respect your opinion, and know you will vote your heart. And I am voting mine.

God Bless,
xxxxx

The reason I went for this approach is that I honestly believe that you catch more flies with honey and that in some respects we all represent Obama when we get into it with the "others". :dilemma:

[Stephist]

38. Thank You

:)

[graywarrior]

40. Yeah, but look at some of the results. GA? NH went blue.

[yodermon]

44. Hiya from NC! I look forward to calling you a fellow blue-stater after this election!

Gobama!

[BlueIdaho]

45. Thank You

It ain't easy living in ruby red Idaho so its nice to know we're more than canon fodder.

[Left Is Write]

46. Checking in from Idaho.

:hi:

[Dulcinea]

47. Thanks from Georgia!

I live is a very blue area (Dekalb Co, eastern Atl. suburbs) & there are lots o' Dems here. The rest of the state....not so much.

But don't be surprised if it's closer in this very red state than the pundits think. GA has early voting, & turnout has been great!

[GetTheRightVote]

48. Perhaps we will change colors in FL this year, I hope, I hope...

:grr::grr:

[crossroads]

50. I'm in Louisiana! Not easy here... Thanks for the emotional support

[nomaco-10]

51. Nice to get a shout out since we're often treated like...

"red"headed stepchildren around here. I usually just ignore it, but in any case thanks for the shout out.

We're each trying to turn our state blue, one red state at a time. We'll get there eventually, of this I am convinced.

[MelSC]

52. Thank you from SC

I feel a lot better about this election! I don't know where all the SC Democrats were in 2004 but I am running into more and more everyday who are so excited about Obama and can't wait to vote on Nov 4. However, my Republicans friends are not so excited this year about their candidate :)

[styersc]

54. Welcome to DU neighbor.

South Carolina is sparsely represented but we make a splash when we can. In addition to Obama, remember to support down ticket candidates. This can be a good election cycle for Dems in SC!!! Then next cycle- it's the Governor's mansion!!!!

[Joanne98]

53. Thanx. Sometimes we feel sorry for ourselves! sniff

But we're working hard!