Asheville is a very Liberal city, often considered to be the San Fran Frisco of the east coast.
There's more than a few of them these days. In fact, it's getting hard to find a city of more than a couple hundred thousand people that isn't commie to the bone.
Ignorant ass urbanites believe that espousing liberal attitudes makes them appear intelligent and worldly,...when in fact it just makes them useful idiots.
