In Missouri, the Indies voted for Bush 52-46, which pretty muched matched his 53-46 win over Kerry in 2004 in that state. For what it's worth, in 2004 in Missouri, 89% of the voters were white, as opposed to 77% nationally.
MO must be close right now because McCain is campaigning there this week. But it is a state where the demographics still strongly favor McCain (including especially the one I just mentioned -- white voters).
As for moving people to Iowa, I read somewhere that according to Rick Davis, Iowa is currently within the margin of error. This would be pretty remarkable if true given McCain's oppositon to ethanol subsidies (which is probably hurting him more in Iowa than any other Bush state from 2004).
Now, if they go back to Missouri again before the election then I'll concede that it's probably closer than I'd like.
This would be pretty remarkable if true given McCain’s oppositon to ethanol subsidies (which is probably hurting him more in Iowa than any other Bush state from 2004).”
As the price of gasoline comes down, as we drill here in America, the usefulness and demand for ethanol declines.
Farmers who got convinced that they should grow corn and nothing else got sucked into a mess.
They will have to pland a broader range of crops in the future in order to survive, which is what they were doing before all the$3 gallon gas and higher.
The price of gas has to stay artificially high to make ethanol price effective.
If anyone has the ability to search the Web(which I am abysmal at) for the current statistics on how many ethanol refinery projucts have been cancelled or put on terminal hold, go for it. I think there are quite a few, as it was already happening months ago.
It boils down to this:
A farmer cannot be just a one crop grower any more than a candidate can be a one topic politician.