Alabama and Mississippi are the poorest states in America. If democrats are so bad what's your excuse for these embarrassing GOP strongholds?
The excuse is that this is where Democrats originally came from. They destroyed these places first, and then moved on to destroy everything else they touch. After a Democrat storm rolls through, it's a long time coming to get things back in order if it even possible. Once the dependency happens, the nation ends up spending billion's trying to fix it, but the corruption is so great, that in many cases it can't be undone.