What a pleasant lot of fellows they are. What a pity they have so little sense about politics. If they lived North the last one of them would be Republicans.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Southerners lack political sense compared to Northerners.
- In plain terms
- These men are nice but silly; Northerners would vote Republican.
- What can you take from it?
- Region shapes political views.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you come from?
- Why do you vote that way?
Another view
People vote for many reasons beyond geography.
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