Timothy Hare's List: Appalachia

• Could it be that there’s racism at work in Appalachia?  Or is the anti-Obama vote based entirely on opposition to his policies?
• I’m generally cautious about attributing mental characteristics to people based on a single bit of behavior. 
• Cilizza is right that we can’t read voters’ minds.  But to argue that there was no racial motivation, you have to discount what the voters said and what they did.

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