My comment about Macho Liberals earlier brings something amusing to mind. Democrats are getting increasingly angry about being told that they have to nominate a Southerner if they want to win the White House. After JFK in 1960, Northern Democrats have gone 0-4 (Humphrey, McGovern, Mondale Dukakis), while Southern Democrats have gone 4 (Johnson, Carter 1976, Clinton 1992 and Clinton 1996) and 2 (Carter 1980 and Gore 2000). If you buy the argument that the Republicans stole the election in 2000 you're an idiot, but you'd also make it 5-1 for Southern Democrats.
But of course liberals are tired of hearing about this because the most liberal candidates do not live in the South. And because there is a natural antipathy in the party towards Southern White Males. It is quite obvious that members of this demographic have deserted the Democrats in droves over the last few decades. And the irony is that because they are relatively rare, they have significant value, much like Republican blacks. The amusing part is that folks have been trained by political correctness to hate Southern White Males.
