DC Al Fine
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« on: March 18, 2015, 12:25:36 PM » |
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The problem with the Pacific Northwest, is that the interior of those states is far too conservative to produce candidates who can occasionally overcome the liberal majority.
Let's compare Massachusetts and Washington. Both are liberal states dominated by a large city. The MA GOP resembles the Canadian or UK Tories. Even though they lose most of the time, they still produce politicians who can take advantage when the Democrats screw up. Not so with the WA GOP, which resembles Idaho. Now having a more right wing party is fine when you live in a right wing or even moderate state, but a right wing party certainly won't be able to take advantage of Dem screw ups in a very left wing state.
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