[MinnesotaLibertarian]

I think you're on to something about tough climate repelling many of the whining neo-left

Then how do you explain the liberalism of the Upper Midwest? I live in a tough climate and it's definitely liberal-dominated. Obama is from Chicago...not exactly known for mild winters.

[wombtotomb]

ya know, I don’t know. But I have to find hope somewhere. It seems to be less prevelant as you leave MN, MI, and IL. Maybe has something to do with the ability to get services way out in the middle of big sky country?

[Colonel Kangaroo]

how do you explain the liberalism of the Upper Midwest? I live in a tough climate and it's definitely liberal-dominated

I'd say the Upper Midwest still contains a streak of the old-time hardier progressives as opposed to the new coddled sofites. And in addition, air conditioning in summer and efficient heating in the winter turn harsh climates into comfortable locales for the soft and fat.

[MrB]

Anywhere where people gather in large numbers they are going to either already have, or will develop, a “hive” mentality. Collectivism is nothing but a hive mentality.

Thomas Jefferson: “I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health and the liberties of man.”

God told Abraham to stay out of the cities for this very reason.