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America is more than the coasts and everything else
Democrats cannot take such a narrow view of America if they expect to win.
As a transplant to the midwest who has come to think of himself as a true Michigander (or Michiganian, or whatever), I read with interest The New York Times article titled “the Death of the Midwest Democrat has been Greatly Exaggerated.” I am a Democrat, I live in the Midwest and consider myself a midwesterner, I have raised a family here, so I was happy to see that my ilk are still breathing. While the article itself was positive, some of its assumptions left a sour taste in my mouth, and an understanding of some of the problems we face in our country.
America is a very diverse place. In this article, the author equated the political environment in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kansas. While we in Michigan may view ourselves as part of the same region as Wisconsin, Kansas is a very different place. Few actual midwesterners would consider Kansas part of the midwest.
This concern is more than just a personal gripe. Part of what much of the country resents about Democrats is our seeming elevation of coastal elites. It is ironic that our party is the one viewed as elitist while the Republicans work to take away healthcare from millions of Americans while they give expensive tax cuts to the…
