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About two hours before polling places close, the first waves of exit poll data show that Illinois is vastly different -- when it comes to religion, ideology, and income status -- than what we saw last week in Alabama and Mississippi.
And that's potentially very good news for Mitt Romney, who has been favored to win this contest.
According to the exit poll so far, just four in 10 GOP primary voters in Illinois describe themselves as evangelical Christians -- versus eight in 10 who said that in Alabama and Mississippi. That's a huge shift.
In addition in Illinois, 31% say they are "very conservative" -- compared with 42% who said that in Mississippi and 36% in Alabama.
What's more, 37% of Republican primary voters in Illinois say their total family income exceeds $100,000. But just 23% in Alabama and 26% in Mississippi said that.
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No kidding! lol
We have our share of family values freaks downstate who bitch about Chicago even though it's the city supports the entire state!
Our suburbs which at one time were solid red have turned a lovely shade of purple - change doesn't come easy or fast...
Y'all don't get married off to your cousins in IL? I guess that would be another difference, huh?
Romney's main supporters throughout the primaries have been income earners between $100,000 and $199,000.
Not hard to figure out. Romney is a dyed-in-the-wool-1%-er.
That said, ALL the GOP candidates are Norquistians. And they are all for income inequality (See Ryan Budget additional tax break of $150,000 for the wealthy):
They are All for Big Corporations running our lives.
Down south here in Dixie we like to keep it in our family! Our gene pool that is!! LMAO
"If your family tree runs in a straight line..."
"If you refer to one of your relatives as 'Uncle Dad'..."
That's a hoot there Feisty.
So what exactly do you mean by Chicago supports the whole state?
Support it how? Cause see old gal, your state is SKEEEEEROOO'd. But hey you gotta hand it to old Gov. Quinn. He's blue through and through, and faced with a huge fiscal hole he did the only thing he knew how - raised taxes.
A lot.
Problem is that fiscal hole is worse now. So, you are Quinn, you just mounted the pooch and jacked taxes to historic levels. What no, brown cow?
Kinda like our man Obama. Biggest debt ever, eclipsing Bush, who knew how to toss out the fat stacks of cash, in just three years.
Cool right?
Oh and Backhouse dear - Obama is a hard core 1%-ers as well. Only difference is he wants Big Gov. to run your life.
Obama is Bush with a different color wife - just ask Robert Deniro. What a racist.
I heard a rumor the 'tooth' brush was invented in Mississippi... any validity to that?
@Feisty
In the words of Sarah Palin aka Bible Spice aka Caribou Barbie "YOU BETCHA" LOL
Don't forget Grama Grizzly & Klondike Barbie! ;o)
Illinnois will vote DEMOCRAT
They love President OBAMA there! and the only reason that Mitt Romney won today, is because everybody wants to see santorum GO AWAY
Mitt Romney lost in Mississippi because he would not let anybody punch him in the face and make him toothless. He would have won the nomination!
Vote Democrat 2012
Why is somebody who supports family values a freak? And Chicago no longer supports the whole state and hasn't for some time....businesses are moving out of the Chicago area at a higher rate than other parts of the state. The I-88 corridor contributes significantly to major business concerns in Illinois. And the population in Chicago is at its lowest levels since before the Great Depression in the 1920's, so numerically, they do not represent a majority of state population either. Any state who depends solely upon one business or one given city is destined for disaster. It is the State of Illinois, not the State of Chicago, and quite frankly, the rest of Illinois is tired of being held hostage by the City of Chicago.
I'll be curious to see how the late vote swings...does the working class go for Santorum as they did elsewhere?
I still can't imagine why ANY working class person would vote for any of these out of touch IDIOTS.
What do you think fuzzy - Lizzy Warren all the way?
1%-ers, the whole lot of them. So what else you got, other than being J.?
Now that the real race is beginning, it will be interesting to see how the repub that wins takes his foot out of his mouth. The sound bites are great. Romney "I'm not concerned about the poor", and Santorum "I don't care about jobs", make for some great debate material.
let them speak, that's how you really know their priorities.... and none of them priorities are good for the country.
I have to go with the girls here! Not one of them idgits get it! The woman power will decide this election. OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!!!