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Appalachia Only Part Of Country Where McCain Did Better Than Bush

Appalachia Only Part Of Country Where McCain Did Better Than Bush
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Matthew Yglesias points out an interesting New York Times map on the one part of the country where John McCain did significantly better than George W. Bush -- Appalachia.

As Ygleias writes:

You can see why John McCain's principled stand against higher taxes on the wealthy would have a special resonance in this region. Liberals who thought race had something to do with those appeals should be ashamed of themselves.

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