Here’s an interesting look at some census data about internet connectivity. (Note: most recent stats available, from 2013.)
www.governing.com/…
So far, on average, the states where Sanders has won have had fewer people without internet access. The states where Clinton has won has had more people without internet access. Again, this is the percentage of the population that has no internet access whatsoever. These are people relying 100% on old media and the gatekeepers of those august institutions that tell them what to think. If you’re sitting here reading this on a website with user generated content, you should understand the problem with that.
Sanders states: Maine (26.6%) Vermont (24.4%) New Hampshire (20.3%) Minnesota (20.9%) Michigan (26.7%) Colorado (21.9%) Nebraska (25.9%) Kansas (25.0%) Oklahoma (35.4%).
Clinton states: Massachusetts (25.6%) Iowa (27.3%) Nevada (31.8%), Virginia (29.9%) Tennessee (36.9%) Arkansas (38.7%) Louisiana (33.7%) Texas (36%) Mississippi (41%) Alabama (33.5%) Georgia (30.1%) South Carolina (35.1%)
(I’ve left out Democrats Abroad and the Northern Marianas.)
Anyone seeing a pattern here? Admittedly, there are few that don’t fit the pattern. Massachusetts went for Clinton in a squeaker. Iowa was a virtual tie. Oklahoma somehow went for Sanders, but not in a blowout. The two biggest blowout states for Sanders, Vermont and New Hampshire, have two of the lowest rates, that is, the highest percentage of residents with some internet access. (Yes, I know, one is Sanders’ home state, the other is a neighbor.)
On the other end, the biggest blowout for Clinton, Mississippi, has the highest level of residents with no internet access.
And here are the averages: Sanders: 25.2333%. Clinton: 33.258333%.
As they say, correlation is not causation. There may not be a relationship at play here. But this is mighty interesting.
Perhaps this can help us determine the results of some of the upcoming states.