Lysistrata
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There is no way to split this country, by geography alone. But there is also the fact that every state that is colored red or blue on a map doesn't take into account that there is a substantial number of people in every state who vote the "other" way. Moreover, there is a lot of movement between the states, coming and going.
And while right-wing republicans who scream for secession when they lose an election, they are the attention whores who march around with all sorts of flags and go to rallies where they chant or whine, but these are theatrical events designed to attract media coverage. I doubt that most people who support the republican party are in this crowd. There seem to be many among them who are single-issue types, and some vote merely on what they perceive to be in their economic interest. Many probably have ties with other states, familial or economic. Some of them might have been affected by what they experienced or saw in Texas and elsewhere in the past week, as well.
And while right-wing republicans who scream for secession when they lose an election, they are the attention whores who march around with all sorts of flags and go to rallies where they chant or whine, but these are theatrical events designed to attract media coverage. I doubt that most people who support the republican party are in this crowd. There seem to be many among them who are single-issue types, and some vote merely on what they perceive to be in their economic interest. Many probably have ties with other states, familial or economic. Some of them might have been affected by what they experienced or saw in Texas and elsewhere in the past week, as well.