DU'er Demographics: City slicker or Country Bumpkin?

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My theory is that Dems can't beat the "conservative" base because
they are mostly city people that just don't understand (nor do they
really want to understand) their political enemy. I am originally
from and live in a town of about 8,000 folks (county of 40,000)
which literally votes 70% straight lever Republican. I feel I know
how the average Bush voter thinks because I grew up here, my friends
are very Pro-Republican, and I can't go through a family gathering
without getting into an argument. Also, most of my patients are
conservative Bush voters. What I gather from DU and reading "liberal
thought" outlets is that Lefties don't really know what they are
up against and therefore can't "get in the minds" of those they wish
to persuade.

In my opinion the "two Americas" we see is really not
red states vs. blue states. It's really red rural
areas vs. blue urban areas in all but very, very few places.

The reason why I think this is a cautionary point is because
"revolutions" and "social transformations" often start in the
rural areas where a propagandized message can be delivered without
the "noise" of dissenting opinion that is often found among the
ambitious and high educated city folk. Many a communist country
got it's start on the way to its current state via dirt roads.

So please humor me for a moment and vote in this poll. I'd like to
see how many Du'ers are living in a rural area that votes red as
opposed to DU'ers that live in the cities.

My guess is that most DU'ers are from the "big city" and a smaller
portion are from red rural areas (like me). I bet fewer are from
red Urban areas and probably very few here are from blue rural areas.

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Just so folks know, I went to med school in San Francisco (UCSF)
in one of the most "liberal" med schools in a very liberal city.
I found that when I told people I was
from the podunk midwest, I got a very icy reception. The only people
that were nice to me in med school were the black med students
and my Vietname room-mates. Being a white male from the midwest,
I had never before felt prejudice. But when I went to SF with
a flannel shirt and a beard, people made fun of me and called
me Brawny man (except for the Blacks and the Vietnamese, which
were my friends). It was at that time I realized a few things.
First, being on the receiving end of prejudice feels like shit
and two, Liberal folks that get all preachy about tolerance can
be every bit as two-faced and bigoted as the racist dickheads in
my hometown. I hear a lot of that prejudice on DU towards the
red areas. It's glib and serves only to perpetuate a losing
political strategy. I am not arguing that people need to
"embrace the rural agenda", I don't. But I do argue that
if liberal/progressive politics are to make a comeback, Dems
better get down from the high horse and get in the minds of the
rural voter. They can be persuaded, but you gotta figure out what
makes them tick.

[DaveinMD]

1. what would

a suburb be

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2. A suburb is urban in my opinion, spelled sub-URB (not sub-rur)

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3. Kick, so I can get a larger "N".