Covington is a suburb of Cincinnati...

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7. Born and raised in the Nati. Raised Catholic, then Guitar-Mass Catholic, then

Post-Catholic. My parents lost their faith by the late 70s.

I've been gone a quarter century, but I still have family there (liberal siblings, RW father). Still have Catholic cousins there that send their High School students to the same freaking march as the Covington Catholic kids.

Cincinnati itself is Liberal, Democratic, and has a large African-American population. It has fantastic Art Museums, a reviving historic urban core, and a thriving brewery scene.

The ringing suburbs, and Northern Kentucky is one, are staunchly Republican and racially/economically segregated. Republicans represent the city in Congress because of Gerrymandering - take a look at the shape of the Ohio 1st. It was Democratic my entire youth, represented by pro-union Tom Luken. Now it's RW slimeball Steve Chabot. His 1st law office was a block from my parent's house.

During the election, it seemed like President Asshole had a rally there once a month, attended by my Aunt, Uncle, and cousins. I am not feeling any hometown pride over this one.