C'mon, you seriously think the population of rural Texas is about the same as Houston? Where I grew up in Georgia is a heck of lot different than Atlanta.
You are arguing a viewpoint that is not in contention here. The post I was responding to was talking about "Middle America" versus "coastal intellectuals." In other words, you are attempting to refute a position I haven't advocated.
Are subscriptions to the New York Times the benchmark of intellectualism?