IF you have to go deep into the south to find troubling conservatism, then you are really grasping for straws to poke a hole into conservatism.
We don't have to go very far to show failing liberal policies and how they create crapholes. And large ones at that, too. LARGE COSTLY ONES that negatively impact the country.
San Francisco
Oakland
New York City
Chicago
Portland
Seattle
Detroit
These are just a few examples of the huge mess that liberal elites and politicians create. Not to mention, the Left LOVES to tout these cities as representation of who they are.
Calling out the Deep South, which has little influence over American culture and politics, is weaksauce.