They are right "it is a joke." It is a joke to our system of government which these people have clearly forgotten. I don't think the people supporting these "politicians" really understand what's at stake. They are lower in education and usually don't participate in anything except church functions. It is a common ploy to paint people who are educated as the enemy (several Cambodian's were found guilty of genocide from the massacre, decades ago. Even people who wore glasses were thought as being educated and killed). I see many of the Southern states as part of the developing regions of the country. They still have a long way to go.