tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post4518645305590081929..comments2024-03-06T05:30:41.694-05:00Comments on Pho's Akron Pages: Pollster.com on Ohio vs WisconsinScott Piephohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-17973991605040786112008-02-25T09:53:00.000-05:002008-02-25T09:53:00.000-05:00Intersting stuff. So does this explain Ted's unwa...Intersting stuff. So does this explain Ted's unwavering support for Clinton? Also, is there any polling data for Akron and Canton? Both have significant populations that originated from Appalachia. More so as a percent than Columbus me thinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-50782406006551835832008-02-23T15:15:00.000-05:002008-02-23T15:15:00.000-05:00What I have done here -- without stopping long eno...What I have done here -- without stopping long enough to realize it's what I was doing -- is propose studying Appalachians as a separate voting cohort. One of the first stumbling blocks to that would be definition. We could keep it regional, in which case note that the SE Ohio region itself only accounts to 3% of SUSA's sample. But that ignores a significant Appalachian diaspora spread throughout the state. <BR/><BR/>All of which is to say, I don't know, but it's hard to believe that the Appalachian vote writ large is not significant. And in particular, it's likely to be a significant part of that "downscale white" cohort that Mark Blumenthal, the Pollster.com poster, identifies as the source of Hillary's strength.Scott Piephohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-81296057875225787282008-02-23T14:48:00.000-05:002008-02-23T14:48:00.000-05:00One follow-up I would ask, Scott, is: what's the v...One follow-up I would ask, Scott, is: what's the voter turnout data for the Appalachian population in Ohio? Is it significant enough to have an impact?Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.com