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You all realize there are 4 metros over half a million and 2 over a million in upstate N.Y., right? It definitely can't compare to the economic powerhouse that is NYC, but upstate still has 7 million people...
You all realize there are 4 metros over half a million and 2 over a million in upstate N.Y., right? It definitely can't compare to the economic powerhouse that is NYC, but upstate still has 7 million people...
^This, as it would still be a top 15 state in population.
Pennsylvania has somewhat different dynamics. Philadelphia is less of a #1 city than NYC is in NYS, and Pittsburgh is more of a #2 city than Buffalo is within that context. Plus the state representative districts are so small that even the most rural communities aren't too far removed from a rep. While there certainly is rural-urban resentment I don't think that's quite as sharp in PA as in other states.
Pennsylvania has somewhat different dynamics. Philadelphia is less of a #1 city than NYC is in NYS, and Pittsburgh is more of a #2 city than Buffalo is within that context. Plus the state representative districts are so small that even the most rural communities aren't too far removed from a rep. While there certainly is rural-urban resentment I don't think that's quite as sharp in PA as in other states.
Massachusetts probably has the least because there is a smaller ideological divide between the Pioneer Valley or the Berkshires and Boston than there is between Philly and the Northern Tier say.
Massachusetts probably has the least because there is a smaller ideological divide between the Pioneer Valley or the Berkshires and Boston than there is between Philly and the Northern Tier say.
And because Massachusetts is small, geographically.
Everything outside of New Orleans, including some of the suburbs (particularly the Northshore like Mandeville and Hammond) are viewed this way by many New Orleans residents. At the same time the Northshore also has a Long Island type reputation in that its filled with wealthy suburbs with a "white flight" stereotype.
Some people in Baton Rouge view places like Shreveport, Monroe, and Lake Charles this way but nowhere to the same extent. But New Orleans urbanites most definitely look down on Lake Charles and are embarassed to be in the same state as Monroe (home of Duck Dynasty).
Another similar dynamic is that the immediate city of New Orleans is the only truly liberal place in Louisiana.
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