What you say on Twitter, stays on Twitter
[ by Charles Cameron — plus a quick followup to my post on Political candidates and religion ]
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“No one remembers who came in second.” – Walter Hagen
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2013
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Also of interest:
@sarahposner Look at results from Sioux County – the most evangelical place in USA maybe. Trump only gets 11%. #iacaucus #IAcaucus2016
— Christopher Jones (@JonesChrisA) February 2, 2016
to which Sarah Posner responded:
Cruz 33.2 %, Rubio 32%, Carson 14.9%, Trump 10.9% https://t.co/HktWhdvAMM
— Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) February 2, 2016
Grurray:
February 2nd, 2016 at 3:36 pm
It looks like 60% of the county is Dutch Reformed
http://www.city-data.com/county/religion/Sioux-County-IA.html
Dutch dissenters always struck me as having a libertarian streak that may not tend to jibe with Trump’s message.
Charles Cameron:
February 2nd, 2016 at 5:13 pm
Fascinating, Grurray —
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Since “Dutch Reformed” in my experience has generally been South African as a result of my early exposure to Trevor Huddleston, I’d be very interested to hear more if you’d care to expand & expound..
Grurray:
February 2nd, 2016 at 10:17 pm
Most of that assertion comes from my observation of Western Michigan which was settled by Dutch immigrants and still has a large Dutch Reformed presence.
It’s got to be one of the most libertarian areas in the country. Their congressman Justin Amash is an enthusiastic follower of Ron Paul. The Acton Institute is in Grand Rapids. Harry Koch, a Dutchman and father of the infamous Koch Brothers is from there.
Also, South Holland, IL south of Chicago was another of the early Dutch enclaves. It’s the birthplace of another Dutchman, Frederick Nymeyer who pioneered Austrian economics in post-war America and brought Hayek to the University of Chicago.
I admit it’s a small sample, but on the other hand they appear to have had an outsized contribution to the movement.
Charles Cameron:
February 3rd, 2016 at 6:08 am