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July Fourth in Small Town America

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July Fourth is America's birthday from Boston to Seattle and points in between.
There no place in United States that values patriotic celebration than deos small town America

Jerry Pippin reports from a small town in the southwest state of Oklahoma.

A new Harvard University study finds that all this July Fourth red-white-and-blue stuff -- the parades and floats,  actually helps create more Republicans(right-wingers).
We examine the role of the celebrations for people born in 1920-1990,one Fourth of July without rain before age 18 raises the likelihood of identifying as a Republican by 2 percent and voting for the Republican candidate by 4 percent. It also increases voter turnout by 0.9 percent and boostspolitical campaign contributions by 3 percent. It mirrors previous studies, finding that July Fourth participation divides along political lines with a) Republicans viewing the historic anniversary as more important than Democrats do, and b) Republicans attending July Fourth celebrations more consistently than Democrats do.

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