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The only states that are immune are states without a big city, like Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana as examples.

Hardly

Indeed… A lot of ignorance in this assumption.

Do people never go see the west?

Understanding that more than 50% of the land is owned by the federal government, and that people who live on federal lands tend to be quite liberal/progressive and dependent on federal monies?

Very true.

I have met civil engineers from Montana. They contract with MDT. They get almost all their funding from the USDOT. Montana's low population means they provide very little State funding for design and construction of roads and highways.

These guys were gun owners, loved to hunt and fish but have very, very liberal views on raising taxes and pork projects. Very odd mix of politics.

The Dem cheating machine is definitely a big part of the problem. Fortunately the cheating is becoming better known, but at the same time the Dems are getting bolder and bolder. The upcoming midterms are going to be interesting.

I've lived in Minnesota nearly all my life with the exception of about three years. Born and raised in the farm country of the southern part of the state. Beautiful country spotted with the all American small towns. Catholic farmer country. This is when the individual family farm was thriving. We were not farmers. My mom and dad ran a tavern in town to which our house was attached. Interesting way to grow up. I have some stories.

Most of my friends who were from the farm families all had double digit brother and sisters. Needed lots of kids to work the farm. I still return there once a year or so to visit some family who is still there. Still a lot of farming but mostly big corporate farms now. Some of the farm homes where my friends lived have been abandoned and are falling to the ground.

Still good solid people there but it has changed as everything does. I did spend a few years living in Minneapolis going to trade school and met my wife. You could still walk the streets at night then and most likely not run into any trouble. Now I live in the northern reaches of the state and have been for over thirty years. This is hard core conservative country up here. When the riots were in full swing in Minneapolis people up here were anxious to stand and fight to protect their towns and homes. But nobody from the city showed up to start fires or loot. Imagine that.

It's a disgusting shame what the liberal mindset has done to the metro areas in this state. I consider the Twin Cities a foreign and hostile country and will not go there for any reason. I won't even drive through it on my way south when I visit my hometown. I drive a extra forty minutes west to bypass the Cities to get back to the southern part of the state.

Bottom line this state as well as many others like it still have much to offer and still have a majority of good solid American minded people living here. I don't have to look far to be reminded this country is a long way from being beat. A long way.

That's encouraging. And good to hear.