Original sentence: Although "bicoastal" connotes sophistication when used by those to whom the label would apply, it may be intended as a pejorative when used by political conservatives to imply snobbery and membership in the "liberal elite"
Edited sentence: Although "bicoastal" connotes sophistication when used by those to whom the label would apply, it may be intended as a pejorative when used by Middle American political conservatives to imply snobbery and membership in the "liberal elite"