One thing that has surprised me about the US is the lack of political parties with regional interests given how large and diverse the place is. Or, having grow

One thing that has surprised me about the US is the lack of political parties with regional interests given how large and diverse the place is. Or, having grown up in Canada, it wasn't uncommon[1][2][3] to see a political party have its mandate and goals being focused around the interests of people to a particular region. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Party_of_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Party_of_Canada [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloc_Québécois https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloc_Québécois [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Farmers_of_Alberta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Farmers_of_Alberta