It is not so much a Southern/Northern schism but a rural/small town vs. suburban/ big city one. I’ve been to most of the states in my travels, and from what I’ve seen most Southerners and Yankees out in the countryside and small town America have much more in common with one another than they do with their regional neighbors in Suburbia and large cities. Why leave those outside the South who would support you to the whims of a Marxist like Obama?
to SOME degree you are correct. otoh, there is a GULF between dixie & the north that can NEVER be made whole.
note the number of "RED states" & where they are versus the "BLUE states" & where they are. IF your state voted for bho & your congressional delegation is filled with DIMocRATS, don't tell me that your state has much in common with mine.
free dixie,sw