where are the hotbeds of the radical right?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Suburban Cincinnati is a hotbed of fascist activity. The central cities, not so much.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

I've heard that the inland northern part of San Diego County for years was a hotbed of racist activity. It was the headquarters of Tom Metzger who actually won the nomination for a congressional seat in that area at one point.

1980 Democratic nomination.  The Carter-Metzger ticket was defeated in the general election by Reagan-Burgener.

The DLC was around in 1980?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Suburban Cincinnati is a hotbed of fascist activity. The central cities, not so much.

What's going on there?

Suburban Cincinnati has been like the Tea Party on steroids for 25 years. Mostly religious extremists, union busters, dominionist whack-a-doodles, and overall terrorists.

The Campbell County school system is essentially a wholly owned subsidiary of the John Birch Society.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

How could I have forgotten these places?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_City,_Arizona

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildale,_Utah

Also this place...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Maria,_FL

Sounds like a town modeled after my high school.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

It works both ways. The most liberal major city in America (Detroit) is a decaying, crime ridden hellhole. The most conservative (Provo) has almost no crime, and very low unemployment.

I bet Provo has a lot of crime that gets covered up. Kind of like Campbell County 20 years ago.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Detroit may have given Obama 98 percent of the vote, but it also narrowly voted in favor of banning gay marriage back in 2004.

In 2004. Not 2014.

Gay marriage just didn't have much support yet in 2004.