Should the states of New England merge?

First, each of the six New England states is unique, both culturally and politically. Case in point, New Hampshire tends to lean conservative to libertarian, while next door Vermont leans progressive. read more

First, each of the six New England states is unique, both culturally and politically. Case in point, New Hampshire tends to lean conservative to libertarian, while next door Vermont leans progressive. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are rural states, while Mass, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are mostly urban/suburban. read more

And also the resulting triangle of Hartford-New Haven-Providence would better help to connect Southern New England (a region that already feels alienated from both the more hardcore Norther New England states as well as shunned from the mid-Atlantic) to the rest of the New England region. read more