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Pennsylvania

Lydiarose

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17. What about Southwestern PA?

Reply to PittBlue (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:21 PM

Mar 2022

The rural area south of Pittsburgh is moderately Republican, isn't it? It's not as bad as they're saying Dubois is, is it? Asking because thinking of moving to Washington County, PA.

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'It's Almost Like a Secret Society': The Perils of Being Democrat in a Trump Town (Dubois) [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 2022 OP

I live this reality. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #1

I live 10 miles from DuBois. gab13by13 Mar 2022 #4

One worse: my father grew up in Dubois (1923-1933) no_hypocrisy Mar 2022 #5

It wasn't always this bad, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #9

Let me tell you about minorities in Dubois. no_hypocrisy Mar 2022 #11

Many years ago I taught for one year in Ridgway,PA... PittBlue Mar 2022 #2

I think you can still buy a house in Ridgway for under $20,000. twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #14

What about Southwestern PA? Lydiarose Mar 2022 #17

I was born in Washington County and lived in Westmoreland County my entire life until recently PittBlue Mar 2022 #18

Yes, a long read but quite accurate, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #3

If you wear your politics on your sleeve, where I live, and your sleeve isn't red Chainfire Mar 2022 #6

That was a very good summery of what it is like to live in a Red area. I live in Ohio about 1 hour doc03 Mar 2022 #7

We retired to Jefferson County from southern CA in order to be livetohike Mar 2022 #8

Huge home made wooden sign next to the road in DuBois, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #10

Trump's second term ???? Karadeniz Mar 2022 #12

The "thinking" is passed down from generation to generation. twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #13

What is SHAMEFUL is that WE live in America and have to live in fear because of Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #15

;-{)🖖‍ Goonch Mar 2022 #16