When it come down to it, all of the cities are liberal bastions. New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buffalo. All Liberal strongholds. Our hope lies in the suburbs.
Hope is entirely personal. I have it in spades. Living in a very liberal community in New England, I can still ignore "the force" of liberals. They hate being ignored. Raising a smart, well mannered, very responsible set of young humans to carry on -- to have their own "hope," and to exercise their own independence.
I'm scared about the direction of national politics. The momentum seems to be for MORE government, not less. Less personal responsibility, less tolerance for "being down and out," more of a drive to a guaranteed standard of living, no effort required. Take away the pressure and the creature will loaf.
I love country living, wouldn't give it up for anything.