On Mar 24, 2007, at 11:35 PM, Chuck wrote:
> Doug is already pointing out in his responses that the situation in
> the
> Midwest is different than it was a century ago. But the Midwest is not
> exactly this bastion of "red states" that the fucking chattering
> pundits
> on the coasts make it out to be. There are plenty of people living out
> here who are from the coasts. The politics in Midwest cities are more
> liberal than you think.
I keep trying to point out that it's less about location than density - urban populations are more "liberal" than rural ones, regardless of region. So cities in the heartland are often as "liberal" as the ones on the coasts - it's just that there are fewer of them.
Doug