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    Why the Pacific Northwest is Blue and Middle America is Red

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    Explore the factors behind the political divide between the blue Pacific Northwest and the red states of Middle America and the South in this insightful episode.

    Why the Pacific Northwest is Blue and Middle America is Red

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    We tend to think of our political identities as the product of our own logic and moral compass, but what if the land you stand on has already whispered those answers to you?

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    In general, why is the pacific north west more blue and middle america and the south more red.

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    Why Are States So Red and Blue? - The New York Times
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    https://stevenpinker.com/publications/why-are-states-so-red-and-blue
    Why did the Democrats Lose the South? Bringing New Data to an Old Debate
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    https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w21703/w21703.pdf
    How the economic and political geography of the United States fuels ...
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    https://equitablegrowth.org/how-the-economic-and-political-geography-of-the-united-states-fuels-right-wing-populism-and-what-the-democratic-party-can-do-about-it/
    It’s the Economies, Stupid
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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2018/11/29/feature/the-key-to-understanding-americas-red-blue-split-isnt-ideology-or-culture-its-economics/
    Political culture of the United States
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    The Rise of the Knowledge Economy

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    The Great Migration of Values

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    The Echo Chamber of the Land

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    The Deliverism Dilemma

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    The Identity of the Work

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    The Path Toward a New Balance

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    Reflections on a Divided Map

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