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The recent battle over funding public transit has laid bare a deeper and growing divide between Pennsylvania’s urban and rural regions. In the debate over support for SEPTA, Republican leaders, many representing rural western districts, have resisted efforts to direct more funding toward the southeast. This conflict highlights a broader political and ideological rift that’s been intensifying across the commonwealth, especially as the Philadelphia suburbs have become bluer. Gains by Democrats in