(note: this post is heavily influenced by the last chapter of Kindom Coming by Michelle Goldberg) There is a meme out there that I assume was started by some campaign staffer for Regan that has become official gospel of America: somewhere in Iowa, or maybe Ohio, there is a middle aged, working class white man who is a “Real American”. He is the one that votes, the one that has a Nielsen box and the man the represents Real American Values. Washington journalists tend to believe that they speak to this guy and represent this guy. Who, as we all know, is a centrist.

I would like for you all to know, that in my opinion this is total bullshit. There is no such person. There is no real american. One in sixteen americans lives in New York. A full 10% of americans live in New York or Los Angeles. We ARE real americans. When I vote, starting in the last election, I am going to vote for the people who represent me best, not people who are going to appeal to a non-existent average american.

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