Having studied and kept up daily with world affairs, politics, etc. for over 45 years (including the over 40 years I worked full time.) ret. as a Legal Support Asst. with the County Attys. I find many FReepers base their comments on emotion, the area they live in, many not having background in the give and take of dealing with
a city of over 1,250,000 population and San Diego County over 3 million.
Also the largest concentration of military.
Also tens of thousands of illegals costing us mega millions a year.
I have relatives and know many others
who live in small towns and those who don’t venture out of their area see life in a very narrow way.
A very fortress mentality.
San Diego is a much saner city then most and seems to be quite conservative. However, big cities are typically bastions of liberalism. Portland and Los Angeles are the reason that Oregon and California are in the horrible political situation that they are today. I am not sure what you see in big cities - they certainly have been mortal enemies of the conservative cause.