'''Real America''' is a term used to describe the real spirit, ambitions, values , and attitude of the [[United States]]. "Real America" generally refers to the traditional values on which the [[United States]] was founded, such as [[gun rights|gun ownership]], faith in [[Jesus]], and [[conservative]] ideology. [[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.
[[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>httphttps://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 "[[Category:United Statessilent majority]]" used in the political rhetoric of [[Richard Nixon]].
==References==
<references/>{{reflist}} {{Conservatism}}[[Category:United States Politics]][[Category:Economics]][[Category:Conservative]]