Wisconsin

In the cities, where they don't burn books or crosses, it's a deep, deep blue. (Very typical of most states.)

My wife comes from a large family who is divided also. One of her nephews lives in rural WI and is a leader in the teacher's union. He's as bigoted as his father (who lives on what I call "Triple-K Ranch&quot . This nephew has a six-figure salary, which can buy a lot of Tiki torches. Of 80 immediate family members, these are the two who are most likely to throw out the N-word in casual conversation.

Some other relatives aren't that way. They have never said any racial or ethnic slurs to my knowledge and mostly vote Dem. Of course, they went to bigger colleges with a more diverse student population and faculty.

My family doesn't live in the far north. We are in a purple county where not everyone is white as snow. That makes a huge difference. If the people in northern WI had grown up around a multi-cultural society, they would think and act differently and vote accordingly.