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Oh please. Democrats dominate those areas because the Republican party has made the conscious decision to not engage city dwellers[1]. Instead, they're used as
by spamizbad 11y ago
Oh please. Democrats dominate those areas because the Republican party has made the conscious decision to not engage city dwellers[1]. Instead, they're used as a foil against suburban voters- who, incidentally, are demanding more "urban-like" amenities from their local government (Like robust walkable downtowns, bike paths/lanes, green space, and non-chain stores)
As for rural voters... they have no national platform, with both parties disengaged. It's really a battle between the city and the suburbs.
[1] "New York Values" is a pejorative yet "Small Town Values" denotes virtue.
- pjc50 11y ago"New York Values" is a dogwhistle for Jewishness. Similarly "urban" has been used to mean "black" so much that it's hard to just talk about cities.
- burfog 11y agooh come on It's actually about values: guns, abortion, God, gays... Jewishness is but a teeny tiny part of that, and this mostly because of things that aren't directly related to the faith. We don't see too many Jews protesting outside abortion clinics and complaining about gay marriage.