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i think the dc area has become an intellectual capitol due to the fact that local politics (in dc) don't transfer over to or interfere with the overall metro area. think of how local politics take over cities like sf/pdx/sea/hou/dall/atl/nyc/la that doesn't really happen here in the dc area.
even though dc is a heavily liberal leaning city, conservatives have a strong voice in area politics (northern virginia for example and maryland voted strongly for a republican governor) so i think there's balance.
that balance and opportunity leads people to dc. you don't have to worry about feeling like an oddity or an outsider if your views don't mesh with the prevailing majority unlike in other cities (try being a republican in baltimore or a democrat in salt lake city). as you said washington has to take everything into consideration unlike other cities. i love it!
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If you are a serious conservative intellectual I dont think you care about local politics. The most serious conservative intellectual life in the USA has been associated with the Univ of Chicago - those folks dont really care about local politics, or even prevailing cocktail party opinion in Hyde Park. Other consie intellectual centers are Silicon Valley (the hoover institute) and, NY (where many of the neocons made their first mark)
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