Maybe the rest of the country despairs at the state of the cities?
'Typhus zone': Rats and trash infest Los Angeles' skid row, fueling disease
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna919856
"Beloved Part of Seattle Is Now America’s Deadliest Neighborhood"
https://newstalk870.am/ixp/133/p/bel...edium=referral
"Chicago earns disturbing title of America’s murder capital as DNC kicks off in the Dem-led Windy City"
https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/us-new...dnc-kicks-off/
"Poverty Has Soared in New York, With Children Bearing the Brunt"
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/n...c-poverty.html