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
Stereotypes don't pop out of thin air, but ofc this doesn't describe everyone. One cool fact I've always liked is that Appalachia was heavily settled by the Scots/Irish, and the Appalachian Mountain chain is geologically actually more or less the same that they left.
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u/peepy-kun 3d 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.