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- noun the South of the United States before the American Civil War
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Examples
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Indeed, the fantasy life of the Old South is given new life in the book through the story of Fay Belle.
Jim Downs: Historians Respond: Who Needs The Help? Jim Downs 2011
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"Honor" was what the military supporters heard, particularly in the Old South.
Report: Obama Successfully Wooing Some Former Hillary Donors 2009
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I do want Democrats to campaign everywhere, but not by pandering to Old South attitudes.
New Proof That The Wingnut "Lonely Kerry" Story Is Bogus 2009
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It's far different to elect conservative Dems in the states of the Old South, where we basically have no Democratic Senators, than in, say, Connecticut.
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Fourth, Tennessee is part of the Old South and these states will remain "iffy" for the Democrats.
Two Polls In Two Days Say Almost Half Would Never Vote For Hillary 2009
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"Honor" was what the military supporters heard, particularly in the Old South.
Report: Obama Successfully Wooing Some Former Hillary Donors 2009
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Yet those in charge of the Republican Party continue to hitch their wagon to the old extremist shibboleths that play well mainly to the fundamentalist and Old South base, which by this time is barely 25% of the electorate.
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In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of folks out there, especially in the Republican Party, and especially in the states of the Old South, who won't vote for a black man, period.
"Shallow Throat": McCain Is a "Catastrophe Waiting to Happen" 2008
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As a southern demagogue, Bill Clinton calculated that no black man can compete with a white woman's tears, a left over from Old South thinking.
Going Old South On Obama: Ma and Pa Clinton Flog Uppity Black Man 2008
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Although The Times headlined “Racial Barrier Falls in Heavy Turnout,” a glance at the map shows Senator John McCain ran strongest in the states of the Old South, where the racism virus lingers on.
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