Ah, but he was raised in Midland, Texas - West Texas.
And he is pure Texan. He hates the Washington social circuit and at first opportunity returns to his ranch. And you might note that that ranch is not exceedingly lavish.
I have a prejudice against the banality and silliness of pompous elitism. I don’t want to be a part of it or waste time trying to enjoy being around them. I don’t.
Hard to explain but I find something far better in spending time learning of the awesome lives led by some simple people of faith and I’ve found this quiet dignity in many of the West Texas people. These great people are everywhere, they have survived hardships and have learned what is of value in life, but the elitists never see them as they are not consumed with the social circuit.
Nope. George H.W. Bush was born in Milton, MA and raised in Greenwich, CT, and studied at Yale. You can't get more Yankee than that.
He didn't move to Texas until he graduated college.
Romney is no elitist, and neither are most Yankees.
Hard to explain but I find something far better in spending time learning of the awesome lives led by some simple people of faith and I’ve found this quiet dignity in many of the West Texas people
You'll find the same thing in many working-class neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, the small towns of rural Massachusetts, as well as its fishing villages like Glouchester or Essex.