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Originally Posted by iheartthed
Is that really it? California has a large military presence but I don't think the overall attitudes towards the military are much different than places in the northeast and upper Midwest. Maybe there's more affection in San Diego County and southern Orange County, but I doubt it's much different than any other center right suburb of any major US city.
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I grew up in the Philadelphia area. I have distinct memories of the Federal Government closing the Philadelphia Naval Yard and Willow Grove Air Base in Pennsylvania and Fort Dix and Fort Monmouth in New Jersey.
At the time, there was a massive amount of support for these institutions.
From what I recall, all of the Naval Jobs were moved to Virginia (which was reliably Republican at the time) and Mississippi.
The decisions seemed exacting and punitive.
I don't know why people feel the way they feel but I guarantee you that if those facilities were still ensconced here, there would be a lot more support from local politicians for their funding.
Similarly, if the largess of the federal government were dispersed across a broader array of locales nationally, the same thing would occur. I guarantee you that go forward, the USDA will have full support of the Congressional contingent from Missouri and Kansas regardless of party when it comes to funding, etc. That sentiment will trickle through the local populace.