'''Real America''' is a term used by [[Sarah Palin]] and others to describe the real spirit , ambitions, values, and attitude of the [[United States]]. "Real America" generally refers to small-town the traditional valueson which the [[United States]] was founded, such as [[gun rights|gun ownership]], religious followersfaith in [[Jesus]], and [[conservative]] ideaologyideology. [[John McCain]] used the term to describe citizens in central [[Pennsylvania]], whereas [[Sarah Palin ]] used the term in [[South Carolina]] (at least). [[Liberal]]s do not believe in this term and do not acknowledge that small towns are the core of the country.
Primarily[[Sarah Palin]] popularized the term during the 2008 Presidential Election, but it predates her by several years; notably [[Glenn Beck]] wrote a book in 2003 entitled "The '''Real America''': Messages From the Heart and Heartland." <ref>https://www.amazon.com/Real-America-Messages-Heart-Heartland/dp/0743486331#_</ref> The thesis of Beck's work was that [[liberal]] pundits have worked hard to undermine America's strength, greatness, and power, and that only Real Americans remain unaffected by this. The term was also used in 2008 by [[Republican]] Rep. Robert Hayes, who observed in a speech in Concord, [[North Carolina]] that "liberals hate real Americans that work and accomplish and achieve." In making this observation, Hayes, like Beck, appeared to be indicating that being a real American was a matter of political orientation rather than simple geography. If Real America is considered in a geographic rather than a political sense, then, primarily, [[red state]]s can be considered Real America, but there are some towns in [[blue state]]s (usually not close to cities) that can be described this way. It is a short-lived political theme, very similar to the "[[silent majority]]" used in the political rhetoric of [[Richard Nixon]]. ==References=={{reflist}} {{Conservatism}}[[Category:United StatesPolitics]][[Category:Economics]][[Category:Conservative]]