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Marius25

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59. My parents were planning on retire just outside Asheville

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 10:53 AM

Jul 2021

But after NC went to Trump this election, and with that district electing Madison Cawthorn, they decided they can't handle being represented by a white nationalist in Congress.

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I have spent the last three days in the Asheville NC [View all] doc03 Jul 2021 OP

Asheville is known for its liberalism. Sneederbunk Jul 2021 #1

+1,000! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #5

+ 3000 Me too! Earth-shine Jul 2021 #21

+2,000 chowder66 Jul 2021 #13

AND, micro breweries on nearly every corner! Connection??? FailureToCommunicate Jul 2021 #30

If yo drove from Greenville SC to Asheville and didn't see any trump or Hoyt Jul 2021 #2

No came down from I 81. nt doc03 Jul 2021 #4

We were in Banner Elk last month XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #3

They are most always a pos pickup and a shot doc03 Jul 2021 #6

The Biggest sign was on a rickety barn, lol! XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #18

Hope you enjoyed it moose65 Jul 2021 #22

it was glorious XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #25

My little blm is starting senior yr at App blm Jul 2021 #51

I think people are starting to abandon LOSER45 captain queeg Jul 2021 #7

Idiot Ron Desantis is attempting to fill that void. groundloop Jul 2021 #37

Good to hear. elleng Jul 2021 #8

Also learned if you want to see mountain sceenery doc03 Jul 2021 #9

I was in the same area last month. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #10

That's Madison Cawthorn's district moose65 Jul 2021 #20

I live outside of Waynesville Traildogbob Jul 2021 #33

Your response is bringing back a lot of memories. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #44

Boogums is great. Traildogbob Jul 2021 #45

you might want to consider mercuryblues Jul 2021 #66

My family was looking to retire down there. Marius25 Jul 2021 #60

You are spot on Traildogbob Jul 2021 #61

It's not snowing in your area much anymore? Marius25 Jul 2021 #62

Rarely Traildogbob Jul 2021 #63

doc, you were in my neck of the woods. blm Jul 2021 #11

Beautiful country doc03 Jul 2021 #12

There's at least 1/2 a dozen DUers around here. blm Jul 2021 #14

You missed a lot of us Thtwudbeme Jul 2021 #16

Count me in CMYK Jul 2021 #36

I'm just a bit west of Gatlinberg. IrishAfricanAmerican Jul 2021 #19

California has some very disturbing Trump MAGA highway shrines. hunter Jul 2021 #15

Cincinnati has a Dem mayor. moondust Jul 2021 #17

Biden was in Cincinatti... Making the infrastructure rounds. Chicago1980 Jul 2021 #39

He was just on MSNBC with Ali Velshi. moondust Jul 2021 #40

Yup... Chicago1980 Jul 2021 #41

Asheville is blue moose65 Jul 2021 #23

You are in Progessive Asheville, CRK7376 Jul 2021 #24

Winston-Salem itself is blue, the city Withywindle Jul 2021 #70

Asheville is lousy with liberals. Oh, it has its share of white power dunces Warpy Jul 2021 #26

I almost retired to the Asheville area. llmart Jul 2021 #28

When I finally left Boston, I landed in New Mexico Warpy Jul 2021 #31

OMG. I can't imagine living in a dry landscape. I love our Florida rains. GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #42

I was born there and my parents retired there Warpy Jul 2021 #46

And I love the humidity! GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #48

My parents were planning on retire just outside Asheville Marius25 Jul 2021 #59

That's a shame moose65 Jul 2021 #64

What about the shops on Gatlinburg's main street? Not long ago Trumpish crap was everywhere. JohnnyLib2 Jul 2021 #27

Gatlinburg TN AKwannabe Jul 2021 #29

Glad you liked it - I live 20 miles south - NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #32

Jeff Jackson is doing a townhall Friday at 5:30 blm Jul 2021 #49

thanks for the info. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #50

I work throughout Ohio and western PA, and all I can say... Orrex Jul 2021 #34

I worked with people who are southern Bear Creek Jul 2021 #35

My wife is from the southern Midwest GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #43

I always thought that was true of Indiana eilen Jul 2021 #54

Love reading this thread Katinfl Jul 2021 #38

My grandmother lived quite near Asheville (Black Mountain) and all her friends were liberals Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #47

The Asheville area IS quite liberal moose65 Jul 2021 #65

I have my train tickets in hand. Heading for the Blue Ridge Mountains msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #52

Are you going to the Galax Fiddlers' Convention? Withywindle Jul 2021 #53

Decision to go there was very last minute msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #56

Oh darn, I just looked it up and it's in early August msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #57

You have come to the right person! Withywindle Jul 2021 #67

omg. thank you for putting in print a lot of what my friend just rattled off msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #68

My pleasure! Withywindle Jul 2021 #69

more awesome stuff to check out, thank you! msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #71

I don't know who the musicians are, sadly Withywindle Jul 2021 #72

Yes, Roanoke has Amtrak service again, I understand it was limited for destinations but not boarding msfiddlestix Jul 2021 #73

They were all over the place in Gatlinburg djm5971 Jul 2021 #55

Asheville is very liberal. Marius25 Jul 2021 #58