"Why Does the Deep South Remain so Much More Conservative than the Rest of the Country?"

"A recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that while Gov. Mitt Romney is thought to have a solid lead over President Obama among white working class voters, that’s almost entirely because of his lead among those voters in the South, where he has a 40 percent edge. The survey, like a recent Gallup poll, found white working class voters in the South far more conservative on several social and political issues."

The New York Times publishes answers from panelists to the above question.