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I think Austin is the most liberal city in the south. Atlanta comes in second.
Austin is just as conservative as Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Miami.
Don't be fooled by the Austitude.
In terms of liberal agendas like programs for the poor, welfare, etc etc, ATL, Houston and Dallas are all on the same page.
When it comes to electing minority officials (including Gays), again Houston, Dallas, Miami and ATL are all on the same page and ahead of Austin.
Austin pushes for a a very narrow definition of Liberal (which if you think about it is not true liberalism in the original sense). Austin people would go to hell and back to save a tree but wouldn't give much thought to increasing the funding to feed starving kids.
If you consider chaining yourself to a tree, then yes Austin is Liberal, but in the traditional sense, nah, it is not.
North Carolina doesn't look to have had a vote on this issue. However the Durham-Chapel Hill metro has some fairly liberal areas although I've heard they're "Yuppie Liberal." Also Asheville has been mentioned.
NC has wisely not wasted energy into putting this on the ballot because they know it is inherently business unfriendly.
Miami is fairly "conservative" for a large city. Republicans can so definitely win it. We have like 5 congresspeople on our party from Miami's metro.
Miami's Republican, but it isn't Conservative. BIG difference, especially down there with the Latin/Cuban populace. Miami's government is mostly non-partisan, Independents, and the such. Not a very socially Conservative city. Besides, this is about Metros, when you factor in Broward County, and the surrounding Miami communities, than that's what really reflects the political views of the metro.
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