I think it’s that bubble theory.
To the wealthy elites of NYC & LA the rest of us are really a nothing. Between the two is flyover country. South of NYC is the bible belt. They have no idea how we live or for what. They do not care.
The irony of it is that the Republican party is tagged with having the most elite rich assholes, when in fact it is the precise opposite.
Yeah, just like Republicans have “uneducated” voters while the urban illiterates flock to the Dems...