...that I think is worth repeating. In this case, a couple of pieces I posted a long time ago on a city journalist's experience in Flyover Country (which it should be noted, can be physically located on the coasts as easily as in the Midwest). In his case, the dividing line was the "Red" and "Blue" areas of the electoral map, which is pretty much the same thing, though not quite*. The commentary, from the Atlantic, and a response from The American Enterprise.

*Why the farmers of South Dakota keep electing Daschle is a puzzle, although I have seen some pretty good explanations, including this one, which shows that passing out the pork outweighs liberal/conservative issues any day of the week.