stclair hashtag performance

#greenscreen Another movement where part of one #state wants to break away and join a neighboring state, due to feeling unrepresented by their states politics. In #Illinois, 2/3 of the state lives in/around #Chicago, the nation's 3rd largest city with nearly 3 million residents. #Chicagoland, or the Chicago #metro within Illinois, makes up 2/3 of the state's #population, leaving the remaining 1/3 of Illinois (including #MetroEast, or #Madison and #StClair #county) feeling as though their interests are not represented politically. This is parallel to the #GreaterIdaho movement, where about 2/3 of #Oregon's land area wishes to secede from #OR and join #Idaho, as Idaho's politics better represent Eastern Oregon's local interests. While these things will likely never happen, its an interesting way to raise awareness of your dissatisfaction, threatening to bail on the polity altogether and join another out of spite. #IL #Chitown #Chi #Springfield #Portland #Boise #states #geography #geographyjoe #map #maps