Original sentence: For example, every state in the region voted for John Kerry in the 2004 election.The Northeast region is known for its political liberalism.These groups include the artists, educators, and intellectuals of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia; the large minority populations of those same cities; a large socially conservative but economically liberal blue-collar population throughout the area; and the socially liberal suburbanites of New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.This also continues its contrast and rivalry with the conservative South that has existed since the nation's founding
Edited sentence: A large socially conservative blue-collar population throughout the area and the socially liberal suburbanites of New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.Indeed, every state in the region voted for John Kerry in the 2004 election.The Northeast region is known for it's political liberalism, leading it to be ridiculed by many conservatives and Southerners.The large minority populations of those same cities.These groups include the artists, educators, and intellectuals of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.This also continues the it's contrast and rivalry with the conservative South that has existed since the nation's founding