Divided they stand
"The blue state/red state division is better expressed in terms of the persistent conflicts between the big cities and their rural hinterlands, over land use, water rights and environmental, class and cultural issues. Red states are simply those where the country can outvote the urban centres, while in blue states the opposite is true."
Interesting. Reading that sentence made me realize I've always thought this. Every time I see the red state/blue state maps, in the back of my mind I remember noticing that all the states with big urban centers are blue, those without are red. But it never formed into a cohesive thought or rebuttal of the "red state/blue state" conceptual model. All it took was for somebody to say it. Now I'll never think of the red state/blue state issue the same. Just thought I would share.