• thallamabond@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Probably has something to do with the Mason Dixon line (civil war border) and Richmond being the northernmost city of the South.

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      1 year ago

      Richmond was the former capital of the confederacy. The Mason-Dixon line is actually at the Pennsylvania-Maryland/Delaware border.

      North of Richmond is referencing Washington DC which has a large, fairly poor Black population and its suburbs, which are very rich and somewhat liberal.

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        1 year ago

        I think its a bit of a stretch that he’s not just talking about Congress/Senate when referring to rich people in DC. That seems to be the most likely scenario.