Can someone explain to me as a non-American? What causes those hard boundaries in opinions along the state lines?
Eg. Between Utah and Wyoming, or South Carolina and everywhere around it
> the most politically intolerant county in America appears to be Suffolk County, Massachusetts, which includes the city of Boston<p>This surprises exactly nobody outside of the Boston area.<p>>We are now judging one another’s fundamental decency based on whether we eat at Chipotle or Chick-fil-A<p>This describes a running joke in my office perfectly. The "sieze the means" socialist prefers Chipotle and thinks Chick-Fil-a is terrible. The right leaning libertarian strongly prefers Chick-Fil-A and dislikes Chipotle. We all agree that Panera is overpriced for what it is, Market Basket has great deals on prepared food and the mayor of Boston has no business telling a business they're aren't welcome because he doesn't like who they give money to.