I understand that it's difficult to judge Republicans in Mississippi as there are so many stereotypes that come to mind when you say "Mississippi Republicans" and all that, but it doesn't help when it turns out they are acting exactly like you'd expect them to act.
A new Public Policy Polling survey found that 37 percent of Republicans who voted in the Mississippi primary runoff election between incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R) said they would back the Confederate side if there was another Civil War.
The poll, obtained by TPM, is full of goodies for poll geeks. Of those polled, including Democrats and Republicans, 50 percent said they would support the United States while 29 percent said they would support the Confederate States of America.
Broken down by party affiliation, 82 percent of Democrats said they would support the United States while just 9 percent said they would support the Confederate States of America. Among Republicans, 37 percent said they would support the Confederate States of America while 41 percent said they would support the United States. Another 21 percent of Republicans said they weren't sure while 9 percent of Democrats said they weren't sure.
To recap, less than half of Mississippi Republicans would back the US if there were another civil war. That's kind of a problem, considering the other side was fighting for what they considered the right to use human slavery as an economic stimulus.
Best part is the one in five Republicans who aren't sure which side they'd be on if it came down to a fight between America and Slave-Owning Treason Dudes.
Maybe they should just hand out candy while they're at it.
Minority outreach, whee!
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