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Originally posted by ltl/fb
That said, Norfolk and Newport News, VA I would think would be heavily military (or military-industrial complex) and Newport News went 53/47 for Kerry, Norfolk 62/38 Kerry. ...
It would be funny if it were military spouses. anyway, for all I know, there are highly liberal colleges in both NN and Norfolk that skew the votes . . .
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Based on my family in that area, "military-industrial complex" in Norfolk involves a huge contingent of civilian unionized workers at the navy yards. I would also imagine that a lot of the servicemen/women at the naval bases actually vote by absentee ballot in their home states, not the state in which they are based. NWST, Norfolk is actually the south, unlike the Yankee northern half of the state, so I am mildly surprised by the Norfolk outcome.
BR(the Mr., upon discovering an uncle builds nuclear subs, said "oh, cool!" to which said uncle responded "no, not really")C
