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"But the authors take the 'two nations' argument more seriously than most, exhaustively documenting the ways they believe a backward-looking 'Retro' America, characterized by conservative religious values and lockstep Republican loyalty, is taking financial advantage of innovative, free-thinking 'Metro' America. Retro states, they claim, disproportionately control the federal government and claim an unfair share of taxpayer-funded handouts. All Democrats need to do, they argue, is target their appeal to voters in progressive-leaning coastal and Great Lakes 'Metro' states, and they'll hold a permanent majority without the need for a single vote from the southern and Western states of 'Retro' America. "