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27. I agree. We need to stop ignoring rural voters. RUN EVERYWHERE!

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Mon Sep 21, 2020, 09:34 PM

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Jon Tester Wants Democrats to Fight for Rural America [View all] question everything Sep 2020 OP

What's telling in this story is that people once opposed to the ACA, now want to keep it. CrispyQ Sep 2020 #1

This is near and dear to me as a farm kid TheFarseer Sep 2020 #4

Maybe things are different now, but I grew up on a farm & CrispyQ Sep 2020 #7

There was some of that TheFarseer Sep 2020 #20

K&R. NNadir Sep 2020 #2

I understand why he can't say it and don't expect him to. But many are racist JI7 Sep 2020 #3

Cons are self-effecting, out for themselves. Need to expose how they are being played as fools. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #10

But they ARE getting something also . White right wing Farmers get A LOT of tax money but nobody JI7 Sep 2020 #13

Farmers are only a small subset of rural America. They need to be reminded of the socialism they get TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #16

But they don't resent them the way they do if they see some black JI7 Sep 2020 #17

There's a certain segment that are unreachable. But all of them are self-affecting. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #18

It really does piss off people when they are blown off to go to run with Hollywood stars and... WyattKansas Sep 2020 #5

Classic "Democrats are elitists" betsuni Sep 2020 #6

Actually what pisses off those "rural americans" is democratic Party support for Minorities JI7 Sep 2020 #9

Bingo. FDR's New Deal coalition was held in place by Jim Crow, radius777 Sep 2020 #23

If these people love FDR why the fuck did they vote for Romney ? JI7 Sep 2020 #12

Yep. Also lets think about Wisconsin in 2016. radius777 Sep 2020 #24

There must be a compromise we can come up with JonLP24 Sep 2020 #8

We'd have to concede much, much more than that. Mariana Sep 2020 #15

Jewish Families Under Attack in Montana: What You Can Do JI7 Sep 2020 #11

K&R, I don't know why not reach all with all we can ?! Seems like low hanging fruit uponit7771 Sep 2020 #14

Democrats with New Deal policies did well in rural areas back when ... dawg Sep 2020 #19

He was also on The Daily Show with his great message: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #21

Thank you for the post. Really straight forward question everything Sep 2020 #25

I was in his hometown today Big Sandy MT GusBob Sep 2020 #22

Great. If there is at least one sane person in such a small town in Montana, there is still hope question everything Sep 2020 #26

I agree. We need to stop ignoring rural voters. RUN EVERYWHERE! In It to Win It Sep 2020 #27

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