Exactly. As I said, they take their voting habits with them. Its human nature and its reassuring its predictable. Otherwise no one could ever write a definitive account of American elections. Just ask Michael Barone.
What do you think the mind-set is of those that live in cities such as Philadelphia? You're a minority, you're poor and the entire community is in shambles. Services have broken down and the surroundings resemble a third world nation. Corruption is rampant and government is uncaring, unaccountable and lethargic. Every elected official from dog catcher to Mayor is a democrat and most of them are minorities. This goes on for years and year and through many different state and federal administrations. Do any of these people ever stop and ponder that the same old thing isn't working any longer?
I was thinking of the last municipal election in Philly where the GOP candidate (Katz?) was reported to have had a chance. My God, you'd have thought they had it great and that the Republican was going to come along and take all that away from them..