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Chris
01-04-2014, 09:47 PM
Just some interesting data. Make what you will of it.


Most Convicts Vote Democrat, Study Shows (http://www.policymic.com/articles/78013/most-convicts-vote-democrat-study-shows)


If you’ve spent some time in jail, you are much more likely to vote Democrat, according to a new study published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

The numbers are actually pretty stark. In the three states the study analyzed – New York, New Mexico, and North Carolina – convicts overwhelmingly identified with the Democratic Party. Almost 62% of convicts in New York are registered Democrats and only 9% are Republican; 52% in New Mexico are Democrat, with just over 10% as Republican; and 54.6% are Democrat in North Carolina, and 10.2% are Republican.

...The big takeaway: The AAPSS study puts it bluntly: “Democrats would benefit from additional ex-felon participation.”

Codename Section
01-04-2014, 09:59 PM
No wonder Leahy joined up with Rand Paul on that bill.