You'd first have to know what polici(es) you're talking about since at the state level there is no such thing as a uniform "Republican Policy", frankly I believe your hypothesis is essentially worthless since the variables that effect these particular questions are many and the interactions of those variables are far more complex than simplistic partisanship.
And I'd say this is exactly the problem with US politics. You're saying the facts are worthless.
No, I'm saying that you don't have any relevant "facts" all you have is a theory based on very specious correlation, if you really want to look into this question go find out specifically what those states may have in common relative to
specific policies not just some amorphous moniker.
Yes, what I've presented is only a basic. However it says a lot.
Actually it says nothing other than a pretty typical partisan argument of "Republicans bad, Democrats good" which personally I think is nonsense, both parties are in general, crap.
Do you think there is something wrong with general Republican policy?
Define "general Republican policy".
Do you think that policies which put more emphasis on locking people up, rather than education, is the way forward?
Nope, IMHO in general it's an asinine way to do things.
It's clear some Republican states do this, and it's clear it doesn't work. Louisiana is the PERFECT example.
.....and so do some "Democrat" states, which indicates it doesn't really have much to do with the political parties and more to do with what the citizenry in those states want.
Firstly, what I've done is far more than most people ever do on this site. Most of the time people just shout their mouths off about stuff they "believe" to be the case, without any evidence whatsoever.
Secondly, if YOU want to disprove what I've said, why not go and do that. Instead you're just saying "no, no, no, no" which is ridiculous. No wonder the US is a ******* mess and going downhill quickly. Everyone expects others to do everything for them, and if anyone says anything they don't like, they just brush it off, no matter what it is.
Thirdly, we know certain policies that are relevant to the Republicans, but also certain ideologies.
When it comes to education it appears the Republicans think that education is something that should be paid for by parents, that only the basics are really necessary. In some places, generally those higher on the very religious list of states, education is about teaching kids the bible, and skills are simply not necessary.
I'm not saying all states are like this, however there are enough.
A Map of Thousands of Schools That Are Allowed to Teach Creationism With Taxpayer Money
The top two states for creationism are Louisiana and Tennessee.
Louisiana is 5th from bottom of the percentage graduating from high school, Tennessee is 9th from bottom.
Based on bachelor's degrees, Louisiana is again 5th from bottom and Tennessee somehow moves up to 10th from bottom.
Louisiana is top for incarceration rates and Tennessee is 12 in that list.
Like I've said before, this isn't about Republicans being bad and Democrats being good. I'd agree that Democrat policies aren't great either. However, on the partisan front there are plenty of people going around bitching about how Democrats do it all wrong and the Republicans are better. This just isn't true.
General Republican policies would be things that many Republicans would take as core.
Pro-gun, pro-execution, pro-war and military spending, pro-intervention in other countries to make more money, pro-low taxes and pro-lack of spending, pro-individual responsibility and lack of government intervention, anti-gay marriage, anti-anything that isn't considered "normal" (by their standards), anti-abortion, pro-traditional views on things.
Things like this. Not all Republicans are like this, but these are the common things that separate the Republicans from the Democrats. Better to say "Anyone can make it in America (therefore we don't really need to help anyone but ourselves)" would be the Republican motto.
Yep, locking people up instead of focusing on education is ridiculous. Louisiana is one state where this is actual policy. They have a private prison system, for profit and encourages criminals to reoffend so everyone makes more money from the state, and education is all about religious stuff.
But like I've said, not all Republican states are Louisiana, Louisiana is a piss poor example of what a state should look like, non the less, it's a Republican state.
Like I've shown, I presented Religious states, and Republican states from different points of view. What people want in a state can often be shown by who they vote for.
Of the 22 states which have voted Republican the last 4 presidential elections, all of them have at least two of the three elected state positions are Republicans too. Only six of them have 2 out of three. So, you can clearly see they want "Republican values" within those states.
Crime is higher, incarceration is higher in those states.
The reality is the best states to live in are states which have a balance. Not all Democrat, but mostly Democrat with a Republican base. Probably states where people are looking to prevent one party doing what it will and having a check and balance.
Vermont is the best state for low crime, it also has a very good education system, it is all Democrats, but next up for low crime is New Jersey with 1 Republican part to government, Maine and Virginia are down there too, and they'll vote Republican or Democrat when it suits them.
Possibly this is because the people are educated and are willing to think about who they vote for. So red states like Louisiana have no desire to improve education because this would just lead to the party losing its grip on the state.
There are lots of issues here. I didn't intend for this to be a simplistic debate, but one that stems from the statistics that exist.
So, I would appreciate less of the "no, no, no" and a little more of you presenting your case on what you think.
