I happen to be, at this very moment, working right outside Doylestown, PA, Bucks County. It’s a beautiful, once rural county (at least in the central and north) ruined by 90s urban sprawl that added thousands of high-priced estate homes.
What I remember most of the Murphy/Fitzpatrick run in 08 were the small yards signs saying “Sierra Club for Fitzpatrick.” That says it all. Murphy also claims to be a Blue Dog dem but that’s a farce and I called his office after Stimulus and asked them to take down the icon.
Fitz’s predecessor was a RINO - Greenwood. He voted for some bill that was against the Boy Scouts and I immediately sent him a withering email asking why he doesn’t just switch parties. He called me within 3 minutes and said the vote was a mistake then went on to defend his RINO-ness.
It’s a tough county and we’ve lost Santorum and Specter (good riddance) and Fitzpatrick in the last couple of years.
But Hammerstein was right about the county - at least what farm country is left.
I used to live right outside of Doylestown. It’s a lovely little town, but we moved a few miles north to some of that rural land. But we’re still in Murphy’s district and we plan to vote. Hubby is one of those democrats, but he’s stopped voting with them years ago.
Oh, I still think it is one of the most beautiful places in America. River Road! Lumberville! The Delaware River during shad season! The Black Bass hotel!
Of course, New Hope is miserable during tourist season.
I never understood how it fell out of favor with the Broadway “elites.” It’s a fairly short drive from NYC.