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Oh it's quite meaningful: most of the U.S. is not blue. If it were divided into two countries based on that map (from the first post in this thread)...the blue country wouldn't be too big, and would be mighty hungry. The reds control most of this country's land and resources. The blues simply consume.
Unfortunately though, land doesn't vote, people do. If we allocated votes based on square mileage, Republicans would win every single election.
There is a general law I ascribe to: the higher the population density, the more socialistic in nature the people who inhabit it will be. Accordingly, every single county that has a population density of over 1,000 people per square mile went to the socialist candidate.
While I would object to the use of the term "socialist" in this context, your statement is essentially correct. Country people tend to be more self-sufficient and less integrated (and dependent upon) greater society as a whole. This is perfectly natural and understandable - they they have a greater ability to do things like grow their own food if necessary. That's pretty hard to do if you live in a high-rise condo in the middle of a big city. Folks in a big city are far more dependent upon cooperation with each other to provide for their basic needs. They NEED the water, power and sewer infrastructure the government provides - as well as the cooperation of their neighbor the grocery worker, the truck driver and the power plant employee.
Ken
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