Top 10 Poorest States:
1. Mississippi - Republican
2. Arkansas - Republican
3. Tennessee - Republican
4. West Virginia - Republican/Democrat
5. Louisiana - Republican
6. Montana - Republican
7. South Carolina - Republican
8. Kentucky - Republican
9. Alabama - Republican
10. North Carolina - Republican
1. DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP!
Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasnt elected
a Republican mayor since 1961;
Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasnt elected one since 1954;
Cincinnati, OH (3rd)
since 1984;
Cleveland, OH (4th)
since 1989;
Miami, FL (5th) has never had a Republican Mayor;
St. Louis, MO (6th)
. since 1949;
El Paso, TX (7th) has never had a Republican Mayor;
Milwaukee, WI (8th)
since 1908;
Philadelphia, PA (9th)
since 1952;
Newark, NJ (10th)
since 1907.
Top 10 Poorest Cities run by Democrats « Scattershooting