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Milwaukee vs. Madison might have been a rivalry 30-or-so years ago back when Madison was just a middle-class university town and Milwaukee was more blue-collar and industrial. But that divide isn't nearly as pronounced or relevant these days. Madison has nearly doubled in size since then, and UW-Milwaukee has grown into a legit research institution in its own right while Milwaukee itself has seen plenty of urban renewal and become a much more modern city.
The only think I can say is that some Madisonians seem to be on a perpetual mission to prove how much more liberal and progressive their city is than the rest of Wisconsin, and this is frequently directed at Milwaukee, where the voting patterns are most similar to Madison's. But even that doesn't seem to happen as frequently since Scott Walker was elected.
If Milwaukee has any in-state rival these days, it's Waukesha County.
of course it is out-of-state, but I certainly would think Milwaukee sees Chicago as its biggest rival.
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Yeah, i doubt that many Detroiters even really know GR exists, let alone have some kind of rivalry with them. Honestly, I never hear anyone in Detroit even talk about GR. It's silly to think that GR can challenge the Detroit area for dominance in the state. They are just in two different leagues. I agree it's Detroit vs the suburbs for sure, has been for decades!
PS, I've only learned about GR on this and other forums in the past couple of years, and am very impressed with it. Never knew it offered so much and was as urban as it is. It'll be great to see it continue to grow and evolve as time goes on, Michigan needs two great cities, not just one.
I'd say Detroit vs Detroit's suburbs is a way bigger one here.
I'd say Detroit and it's suburbs are like the Hatfield's and the McCoy's.
There is no Grand Rapids - Detroit rivalry. Neither of those cities residents really think much about each other. Unless it's Detroiters looking for beer or the lake shore, or Grand Rapidians looking for sporting events.
of course it is out-of-state, but I certainly would think Milwaukee sees Chicago as its biggest rival.
The fact that Chicago is out of state disqualifies it from the topic of this thread. Even then, I would say that the average Milwaukeean has more amicable feelings towards Chicago than to their own suburbs these days.
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