Thinking that everyone who lives in New England is a liberal because the voting majorities in those states vote liberal often enough is childishly illogical.
Oh and the fact that I grew up and live on Long Island means nothing.
Thank you. I get really sick of FReepers slamming whole states or regions as if there are no good people there at all.
I'm part of this demographic - I moved from Vermont a few years ago. All the others I know who have left are also conservative; granted, those are the sorts of folks I know.
What are the reasons? Well, partly there aren't many entry level jobs in the more rural areas. There used to be more factories and paper mills and such...many of those have closed, and Vermont, at least, makes life difficult for new businesses. There aren't many places where you can work your way up anymore. And property taxes are high. Salaries aren't going up to meet that.
I still love Vermont - the land, anyway. It's a wonderful place to grow up, and a great place to retire. But the in between part is getting hard to do. And the overall population is aging as a result - there aren't nearly as many young families, which also factors in to this study.
"Thinking that everyone who lives in New England is a liberal because the voting majorities in those states vote liberal often enough is childishly illogical."
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Count me among the childishly illogical.
Proud to be "childishly illogical"....now and again.