Have people always looked at the individual states in a strictly political way?

We hear/read it all the time:
California sucks- lose em
Texas sucks-lose em
Red states, blue states.
When I think of California I think of the Redwood Forest, the Pacific coast.
When I think of Texas I think of Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande.
If I had unlimited time and money I'd spend a lot of it exploring the jewels all 50 has to offer.
F**k politics.

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Roadsterrider · 56-60, M

When I was growing up states were mostly recognized for their features, Texas was desert and prairie. California was supposed to be like an oasis. The Midwest was corn and wheat fields. There was never any talk about states political leanings. Getting into the 1990, California because the "land of fruits and nuts", Texas became the red state full of right wingers, and the political descriptions started.

Good call on Big Bend, have two weeks in the National Park scheduled for next spring. Absolutely beautiful country.