A 51st State? Some In Arizona Want A Split
11th May 2011
If Repblicans were doing this in, say, New York, this same NPR would be deriding them as kooks and nutt-cases, of course.
Politically, the Tucson metro area has long been more moderate than other parts of the state.
Meaning ‘more left-wing’ in NPR-speak.
The University of Arizona plays a big role. So do government workers.
Oh, ya think?
And southern Arizona was part of Mexico until 1854. So Eckerstrom says it’s more culturally integrated.
Great, let’s sell it back to the Mexicans. Perhaps we can do the same with Travis County here in Texas, the blue zit on the ass of an otherwise sensible state.