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I've noticed that conservative politics have made a bit of a comeback in the northeast. Chris Christie not only won in 2009 in New Jersey, but he's rather popular, too. Gov. LePage in Maine has been a strong conservative leader. We've seen Planned Parenthood defunded in Maine and New Hampshire. New Hampshire and Pennsylvania have seen Republican takeovers. Scott Brown won in Massachusetts, and it looks like a Republican might win the Senate seat in Connecticut this year. I've read about religious revivals of sorts at some of the Ivy League schools.
So what's going on in the northeast? Is it getting more conservative? If so, why? Is it also getting more socially conservative? What explains all of this in what used to be the country's most pronouncedly liberal and secular region?
I've noticed that conservative politics have made a bit of a comeback in the northeast. Chris Christie not only won in 2009 in New Jersey, but he's rather popular, too. Gov. LePage in Maine has been a strong conservative leader. We've seen Planned Parenthood defunded in Maine and New Hampshire. New Hampshire and Pennsylvania have seen Republican takeovers. Scott Brown won in Massachusetts, and it looks like a Republican might win the Senate seat in Connecticut this year. I've read about religious revivals of sorts at some of the Ivy League schools.
So what's going on in the northeast? Is it getting more conservative? If so, why? Is it also getting more socially conservative? What explains all of this in what used to be the country's most pronouncedly liberal and secular region?
Nah its just as liberal as ever. I am skeptical as to whether Brown will be able to keep to keep his seat as well. I've been to NYC, Boston and the surrounding areas regularly for most of my life, and it still feels the same.
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