Bailout Watch: How did the South vote?
The U.S. House voted 228-205 to axe the proposed $700 billion finance industry bailout today. How did the vote go down in the South?
Of the 141 members of the Southern delegation in the House, the South's representatives voted against the measure 84-57.
That means that Southern House members voted against the bill 60% to 40%, a considerably higher rate than the 53% - 47% opposition in the full House.
Here's a full breakdown on how each Southern state's House delegation voted:
STATE U.S. HOUSE DELEGATION -- #YES / #NO
States voting with the majority in defeating the bill in bold
ALABAMA -- 7 / 1
ARKANSAS -- 4 / 0
FLORIDA -- 11 / 14
GEORGIA -- 2 / 11
KENTUCKY -- 2 / 4
LOUISIANA -- 2 / 5
MISSISSIPPI -- 1 / 3
NORTH CAROLINA -- 4 / 9
SOUTH CAROLINA -- 5 / 1
TENNESSEE -- 4 /5
TEXAS -- 8 / 24
VIRGINIA -- 5 / 6
WEST VIRGINIA -- 2 / 1
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Chris Kromm
Chris Kromm is executive director of the Institute for Southern Studies and publisher of the Institute's online magazine, Facing South.