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Hey do you guys want to know why nobody has voted for Indianapolis and Columbus?!? Because they arent rust belt cities!! More like modern, suburban style cities that are growing rapidly.
Chicago is a rust-belt city that simply managed to fare better than other rust-belt cities due to the diversity of its economy. But Chicago got hit pretty hard by the decline in manufacturing just as any other rust-belt city did. (One of its most prominent suburbs -- Gary -- got hit hard enough to become a mini-Detroit.) Anyone who lived here from the late 70s through the end of the 80s knows how close Chicago was to the brink. Thankfully we had already-established service sectors to see us through those tough times, but there was a time a couple decades ago when it appeared Chicago might be left for dead.
I voted for Scranton cause of Joe Biden. he makes it seem like this magical place that nobody ever goes to with the hardest people on the planet.
LMFAO! Did you see the Joe Biden/Scranton "genetic cess pool hellhole?" skit on SNL back in October?!
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