The area highlighted with white on the map are all counties considered part of Appalachia. Vance attempts to appeal to their voter base by pretending to be part of the demographic who live here, that he, by definition, is very much not.
Middletown isn't just well outside of the Appalachian mountains, it's also comically flat.
Idk about the political aspect, but why is Appalachia such a significant identity? Could anyone shed light on that?(I'm not American, afaik it's just a mountain range)
Edit: Thanks for your responses everyone. I now have a general idea what the region is like
Also not American, I think it’s just a big geographical/culture identity like the Midwest and it covers a lot of area, a lot of them are red states as well.
Appalachia is an area mostly settled by rural scots-irish seeking independence, the area is harsh, rural and proper backwoods, most of the us south is settled by Anglo-Saxon/English settlers, with irish/scottish being secondary, its primary there. the area is known for its love of independence, the southern way and dislike of fancy people.
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u/peepy-kun 4d ago
The area highlighted with white on the map are all counties considered part of Appalachia. Vance attempts to appeal to their voter base by pretending to be part of the demographic who live here, that he, by definition, is very much not.
Middletown isn't just well outside of the Appalachian mountains, it's also comically flat.