I think the urban/rural divide is even more important than the "red state"/"blue state" thing.

There is a huge divide between urban/rural here in Missouri. Lots of issues come down to St. Louis and Kansas City vs. the rest of the state. It makes election results interesting because the results can be very misleading if one of the two urban cores reports late.

We've got a monsoon out here on the North Shore right now. And, of course, since the drought has baked the ground extra hard, all this lovely wetness is going to run right off into the sewers. Pity.

There is a huge divide between urban/rural here in Missouri. Lots of issues come down to St. Louis and Kansas City vs. the rest of the state.

Illinois is kinda the same way, except Chicago (and suburbs) is so huge compared to the rest of the state that we always get our way.

Southern Illinois is a little scary to me....

Wow, seriously? Totally clear downtown. So far, anyway.

We've got a monsoon out here on the North Shore right now.

It's not raining here (I stayed home from work today) but I'm watching the big-ass storm coming our way on radar.

Wow, seriously? Totally clear downtown. So far, anyway.

Waukegan and the area south of it are getting nailed. We're gonna get ours, but it's gonna be a lot less....

I don't think Roe will be overturned. I can't see the justification at this point. It depends on a dubious interpretation of the Constitution-- that much is true, and so the Rust brief wasn't too far off the mark-- but it's been such a part of the Court's jurisprudence that it's practically cemented now.

I don't think Roe will be overturned.

I'm less confident. Although if Roe is overruled, liberals will be more galvanized than in a long time.

Although if Roe is overruled, liberals will be more galvanized than in a long time.

Yeah, which is why many conservatives are wary....

Not the far-right Christians, though.

I see ominous black clouds to the north. Ooohhhh.... Spooky.