Do you feel sorry for people who live in areas that heavily vote against their party?

[NOVA Green]

No--- why would I....  although I live in what would be considered in Western Oregon a pretty overwhelmingly "2016 Trump County", I don't feel sorry for myself, let alone Oregon Republican and Republican leaning posters that live up in "The City" (Portland Metro)....

Although I don't consider myself a Democrat, naturally there are a wide diversity of opinions across the political spectrum, and quite frankly would just as soon take a decent mixture of individual characters who are 3 Dimensional vs the "New to the Party" Suburban and Exurban wealthy folks, who think the Democratic Party is all about "Social Issues", while neglecting the real economic issues that we have been dealing with for decades in Downstate Oregon, directly caused by decades of Neo-Liberal Economic Theory promoted by many leading Republicans & Democrats alike....

The Crystal Meth Epidemic in rural and Downstate Oregon, was a direct result of systematic corporate business policies which shipped decent paying jobs overseas, combined with the collapse of the Timber Sector in many parts of rural / Downstate Oregon, which although we all knew it was coming and not the fault of Environmental Policies, still created a massive destruction of many tight-knit communities and ripple effects downfield.

The "War on Drugs" exacerbated what was effectively a Medical Crisis, where even addicts who sought treatment had nowhere to go.... instead the revolving door of petty crime, traffic violations, etc... while the caravans of bicyclists with backpacks moved stuff around to the 70% of Meth users who were working jobs at the Factories and Plants....

Places like Sweet Home, Oregon and parts of Douglas County, Wolf Creek stands out, are honestly places where me and my wife feel more comfortable walking into a bar, then some of those Yuppie "Wine Bar" joins in NW 21st and NW 23rd St in West Portland, despite the much higher levels of unemployment and social deprivations....

It's not always about politics, not that we haven't lived in large Metro Areas over the past 45-60 Yrs, which are increasingly becoming "Democratic"....