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  > gasoline is a very minor issue for people living in
  > rural areas
I think that he was referring to the suburbs. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think that there are large quantities of people currently living in rural areas (compared to the amount of people that are living in urban areas).

  > moving to a city doesn't make someone liberal,
  > don't confuse cause and effect!
I think there are a couple of factors at play here:

* People are less likely to convert from conservative -> liberal if they live only around like-minded people.

* Cities 'in general' tend to be more liberal than rural/suburban areas.

You're right that it's not a 1:1 conversion, though. Only a percentage of people will change their views.




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