Why is suburban Maryland so leftist?

[Anonymous]

Anyone who uses the word “leftist” is on an unhealthy media diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally, national elections were about "the battle for the suburbs"... the middle ground voter between the urban liberals and the rural conservatives. You hear about the proverbial suburban moderate, small business owners who would like a tax cuts, suburban soccer moms who care about gun control, that sort of thing. At least that's what the mainstream media or a lot of political conventions like to portray.

Why then is suburban Maryland (specifically the DC metro, white people in Baltimore County less so) extremely leftist? Not just Democratic, but far left Democratic? I guess Arlington and Alexandria VA are sort of like that, but not Fairfax or Loudoun. But places like Bethesda seem to be full of California-type farmers market-shopping, NPR listening, Prius driving liberals, and Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Hyattsville, College Park downright socialist. There were a bunch of socialists that won Maryland state and local elections too.

Why is suburban Maryland politically more like urban DC rather than other suburbs of metropolitan areas, like Orange County or like suburban Chicago, Philly, or Houston?

Many more bureaucrats and fewer corporate folks and small business owners in dc and nearby.

You didn't build that!

- says it all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who uses the word “leftist” is on an unhealthy media diet.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally, national elections were about "the battle for the suburbs"... the middle ground voter between the urban liberals and the rural conservatives. You hear about the proverbial suburban moderate, small business owners who would like a tax cuts, suburban soccer moms who care about gun control, that sort of thing. At least that's what the mainstream media or a lot of political conventions like to portray.

Why then is suburban Maryland (specifically the DC metro, white people in Baltimore County less so) extremely leftist? Not just Democratic, but far left Democratic? I guess Arlington and Alexandria VA are sort of like that, but not Fairfax or Loudoun. But places like Bethesda seem to be full of California-type farmers market-shopping, NPR listening, Prius driving liberals, and Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Hyattsville, College Park downright socialist. There were a bunch of socialists that won Maryland state and local elections too.

Why is suburban Maryland politically more like urban DC rather than other suburbs of metropolitan areas, like Orange County or like suburban Chicago, Philly, or Houston?

I used to live in Texas, this post gives me flashbacks to that time. The descriptions of Prius driving California liberals is the exact kind of thing they said there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore City has been a big labor union town
for over 150 years. I think Baltimore City and Baltimore
County's link to labor unions has driven the link
to liberalism for decades.

In Maryland you typically have to go to a rural county on
the eastern shore or in the west to find a conservative.

Except Baltimore doesn’t manufacture anything anymore except crime stats. So the whole union thing is pointless.

Bethlehem Steel, gone.
Martin Aviation, gone.
GM, gone.
Domino Sugars, gone.
DOW chemicals, gone.
Stanley/Black and Decker, gone.


What’s left? Some Teamster’s Longshoremen at the Ports of Baltimore? Yeah, big voting block there....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally, national elections were about "the battle for the suburbs"... the middle ground voter between the urban liberals and the rural conservatives. You hear about the proverbial suburban moderate, small business owners who would like a tax cuts, suburban soccer moms who care about gun control, that sort of thing. At least that's what the mainstream media or a lot of political conventions like to portray.

Why then is suburban Maryland (specifically the DC metro, white people in Baltimore County less so) extremely leftist? Not just Democratic, but far left Democratic? I guess Arlington and Alexandria VA are sort of like that, but not Fairfax or Loudoun. But places like Bethesda seem to be full of California-type farmers market-shopping, NPR listening, Prius driving liberals, and Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Hyattsville, College Park downright socialist. There were a bunch of socialists that won Maryland state and local elections too.

Why is suburban Maryland politically more like urban DC rather than other suburbs of metropolitan areas, like Orange County or like suburban Chicago, Philly, or Houston?

I used to live in Texas, this post gives me flashbacks to that time. The descriptions of Prius driving California liberals is the exact kind of thing they said there.

Which goes to show you, that Maryland and Texas are pretty similar in that both hate libs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who uses the word “leftist” is on an unhealthy media diet.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Education. Period.

Public schools!?!?!

I guess if you’re inferring that it’s possible because of the poor quality of education here, then I’d agree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Education. Period.

Public schools!?!?!

I guess if you’re inferring that it’s possible because of the poor quality of education here, then I’d agree with you.

very droll.. but no.

The more degrees you have, the more likely you are to be a liberal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Education. Period.

Public schools!?!?!

I guess if you’re inferring that it’s possible because of the poor quality of education here, then I’d agree with you.

Fair point.

Education acquired...somewhere else.

DC metro attracts many transplants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Education. Period.

Public schools!?!?!

I guess if you’re inferring that it’s possible because of the poor quality of education here, then I’d agree with you.

Fair point.

Education acquired...somewhere else.

DC metro attracts many transplants.

I don't know. Look at the SAT scores of some of the suburban HSs. Very high. Educated people do move to areas where there are lots of high paying jobs. They all happen to be in blue areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally, national elections were about "the battle for the suburbs"... the middle ground voter between the urban liberals and the rural conservatives. You hear about the proverbial suburban moderate, small business owners who would like a tax cuts, suburban soccer moms who care about gun control, that sort of thing. At least that's what the mainstream media or a lot of political conventions like to portray.

Why then is suburban Maryland (specifically the DC metro, white people in Baltimore County less so) extremely leftist? Not just Democratic, but far left Democratic? I guess Arlington and Alexandria VA are sort of like that, but not Fairfax or Loudoun. But places like Bethesda seem to be full of California-type farmers market-shopping, NPR listening, Prius driving liberals, and Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Hyattsville, College Park downright socialist. There were a bunch of socialists that won Maryland state and local elections too.

Why is suburban Maryland politically more like urban DC rather than other suburbs of metropolitan areas, like Orange County or like suburban Chicago, Philly, or Houston?

You say “leftist” like it is a bad thing. In fact, it’s mainstream America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who uses the word “leftist” is on an unhealthy media diet.

+1

+1

Trash news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Traditionally, national elections were about "the battle for the suburbs"... the middle ground voter between the urban liberals and the rural conservatives. You hear about the proverbial suburban moderate, small business owners who would like a tax cuts, suburban soccer moms who care about gun control, that sort of thing. At least that's what the mainstream media or a lot of political conventions like to portray.

Why then is suburban Maryland (specifically the DC metro, white people in Baltimore County less so) extremely leftist? Not just Democratic, but far left Democratic? I guess Arlington and Alexandria VA are sort of like that, but not Fairfax or Loudoun. But places like Bethesda seem to be full of California-type farmers market-shopping, NPR listening, Prius driving liberals, and Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Hyattsville, College Park downright socialist. There were a bunch of socialists that won Maryland state and local elections too.

Why is suburban Maryland politically more like urban DC rather than other suburbs of metropolitan areas, like Orange County or like suburban Chicago, Philly, or Houston?

You say “leftist” like it is a bad thing. In fact, it’s mainstream America.

You mean it's bubble America.

You are likely to be as surprised in 2020 as you were in 2016.

I'd encourage you to add some diversity to your personal and professional life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Education. Period.

Public schools!?!?!

I guess if you’re inferring that it’s possible because of the poor quality of education here, then I’d agree with you.

Implying, not inferring.