[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Upstate NY is an afterthought when it comes to NYS politics as ALL the votes are in the 5 Burroughs."

I remember my very first exposure to politics very well. I was about 12 years old and listening to my Dad and his golf buddies complain about getting bled dry by NYS taxes and how all the tax money flowed to the five burroughs. That was in 1963!

[AZJeep]

Yes, I noticed that upstate NY is very run down and pretty poor.