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trump lost RandiFan1290 Dec 2020 #1
The State Legislators we needed to pick off to control redistricting didn't... brooklynite Dec 2020 #3
democrats suck at messaging while GOP knows how to manipulate with fear. Its a winner for GOP beachbumbob Dec 2020 #2
Right elleng Dec 2020 #7
But WHY does rural America vote red? apcalc Dec 2020 #4
Obama nailed it back in 2008 and we have yet to learn by what he said. Bottom line beachbumbob Dec 2020 #11
You forgot about there being a whole lot of racism out there StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #14
I agree. Sad to admit, but there are a lot of toxic, broken people in America... Raster Dec 2020 #22
Racism and (for lack of a better word) Ruralism . . . hatrack Dec 2020 #35
This!! All of this Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #72
yes, its a messaging problem. Yes racism is at play as well and believe me the GOP USES that beachbumbob Dec 2020 #45
Oh, please StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #54
kinda like this, having control of Congress is 100x easier for GOP as long as democrats fail at beachbumbob Dec 2020 #69
The last one is probably the most important NewJeffCT Dec 2020 #19
I don't think you are being particularly honest ripcord Dec 2020 #111
In MI, Trump got far more votes in urban counties then he did in rural counties Kaleva Dec 2020 #38
I come across many of those types . I see them in liberal California in Los Angeles JI7 Dec 2020 #46
Cuz that's where all the voters live! LeftInTX Dec 2020 #91
I agree that it's change that they (and most people) fear the most Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #48
+10,000 mtnsnake Dec 2020 #120
+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #83
Yup, that's it way more than all the racism excuses we always hear. nt mtnsnake Dec 2020 #121
"racism excuses"? StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #122
Yes, racism excuses. Exactly that mtnsnake Dec 2020 #123
Yeah StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #125
JHC I never said racism couldn't possibly be involved in their political choices. mtnsnake Dec 2020 #126
Out of fear miss-nasty Dec 2020 #12
Does that explain why so many urban voters voted for Trump? Kaleva Dec 2020 #39
I don't see how that applies. SlogginThroughIt Dec 2020 #47
Large numbers of urbanites voted for Trump Kaleva Dec 2020 #53
Ok great. That has nothing to do with the premise. SlogginThroughIt Dec 2020 #55
I am saying that concentrating on rural voters ignores the bigger problem of the urbanites.. Kaleva Dec 2020 #60
What do you mean by urban exboyfil Dec 2020 #49
Here's a link Kaleva Dec 2020 #57
Not specifically, but yes, fear explains urban Trump voters too. Caliman73 Dec 2020 #102
how to get them to fear treestar Dec 2020 #95
There are several factors, but the primary factors Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #20
Same shit over and over again . We have heard from them why they vote Republican JI7 Dec 2020 #5
This author then goes on to blame national Democrats for not doing enough for rural communities StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #6
There are undoubtedly cultural and race issues MontanaFarmer Dec 2020 #21
The fact that this author doesn't even mention race or racism us very telling StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #33
Public school private school for all intents and purposes exboyfil Dec 2020 #61
It would not help but I would love to shove the fact that blue, urban areas are PaulRevere08 Dec 2020 #42
If you tell them that, they simply refuse to believe it. Mariana Dec 2020 #87
Why did 40 percent of DEMOCRATS in West Virginia vote for a Felon against Obama ? JI7 Dec 2020 #8
"Legacy" Democrats. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #86
Meaty article with great points about high speed internet access and anti-trust legislation. femmedem Dec 2020 #9
They won't they want to think that all rural redstatebluegirl Dec 2020 #37
Like a Jewish doctor treating a Nazi patient scrabblequeen40 Dec 2020 #10
They may be voting against their ECONOMIC interests, but they have other interests StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #17
It's racism. Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #13
Racism plays a part RazzleCat Dec 2020 #62
Ah, another Politico "Dems in disarray" durablend Dec 2020 #15
It's necessary to 'catapult the propaganda' RandiFan1290 Dec 2020 #18
I know, right? StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #26
+1000000000000000000 betsuni Dec 2020 #128
Yes, another tired worn out Cletus safari into the hinterlands. BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #81
"...the national Democratic Party has not offered rural voters a clear vision... Raster Dec 2020 #16
...but what exactly does the national Republican Party offer rural voters? In It to Win It Dec 2020 #23
Talking about stuff like gun control really doesn't help win rural voters ansible Dec 2020 #24
If responsible gun safety measures loses them, then screw them StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #28
What are you talking about? Show me one piece of evidence of "Biden's proposals bullwinkle428 Dec 2020 #30
They accuse Democrats of coming for their guns anyway jcgoldie Dec 2020 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #80
I'm not sold on this argument frazzled Dec 2020 #25
Well said treestar Dec 2020 #96
For everyone reflexively yelling "racism", the author says that Obama won the County twice... brooklynite Dec 2020 #27
Obama winning the county twice doesn't mean that racism isn't behind Trump's wins StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #29
This county also voted Democratic in the 2000, 2004, 1996, 1992, 1988 LeftInTX Dec 2020 #104
Just about every racist I have met has "black friends" jcgoldie Dec 2020 #44
OBama avoided talking about racism and played to their "post racial" bs JI7 Dec 2020 #50
Obama won SlowHio twice. HughBeaumont Dec 2020 #76
That does not mean that they aren't racist treestar Dec 2020 #99
Lived on an Illinois farm my entire life jcgoldie Dec 2020 #31
CORRECT Skittles Dec 2020 #124
If they don't think Democrats take them seriously, why do they support Repubs who have done nothing? LonePirate Dec 2020 #32
Republicans especially trump has kacekwl Dec 2020 #34
I live in a rural area Chainfire Dec 2020 #36
+1000 llmart Dec 2020 #40
It feels like taking a step backwards in time - it is the late 1950's, early 1960's again BelieveCassandra Dec 2020 #58
Amen. NT Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #67
The author is overlooking the fact that a very large number of urbanites voted for Trump. Kaleva Dec 2020 #43
But the majority of urbanites did not. Mariana Dec 2020 #90
"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives..." Hortensis Dec 2020 #51
An interesting article, and as one or two other posters have said thucythucy Dec 2020 #52
Well done. Thank you. n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2020 #56
Excellent point- The right wing anti-American hate radio is no doubt the driver here RAB910 Dec 2020 #63
"this to me feels quite delusional" joshcryer Dec 2020 #92
Thank you. I've been saying this for a long time. But not as eloquently. GoneOffShore Dec 2020 #109
Collective Narcissism OneGrassRoot Dec 2020 #59
In this area the economy was built on coal and steel. People blame Democrats for the loss of doc03 Dec 2020 #64
Plus Conservative TV and Radio is all across Rural America. The Democratic message is never heard. UCmeNdc Dec 2020 #65
That doesn't account for the large number of urban voters who voted for Trump Kaleva Dec 2020 #66
This is a large part of the problem rockfordfile Dec 2020 #74
It's also in the churches. Mariana Dec 2020 #94
More of this bullshit. Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #68
This! StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #70
Lots of willful ignorance rownesheck Dec 2020 #71
"I sure hate this arson, but the arsonists just make more compelling points than the firefighters." HughBeaumont Dec 2020 #73
I don't get the obsession with rural counties/voters. ..... marmar Dec 2020 #75
It's not obsession but dealing with electoral facts Bradshaw3 Dec 2020 #77
Jesus Bigredhunk Dec 2020 #78
Trump is their "Larry the Cable Guy" LeftInTX Dec 2020 #112
REPUBLICAN and RURAL BIGOTS LOST. GET OVER IT Nimble_Idea Dec 2020 #79
I'm so tired of this "Democrats have done nothing for us" bs excuse Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #82
Well said. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #97
Funny how, although we are culturally separated, here in TN it's similar nonsense Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #101
So, when Dems TRY to help Rural Counties maxsolomon Dec 2020 #106
White people who identify most strongly with white christian culture. BusyBeingBest Dec 2020 #84
Definitely tribal treestar Dec 2020 #100
Rural Americans live in their own selfish self-idealized world. joshcryer Dec 2020 #85
Decades of conservative talk radio has done its damage Seasider Dec 2020 #117
Why Democrats keep winning Urban Counties like mine maxsolomon Dec 2020 #88
The second to last sentence nailed it.... bluecollar2 Dec 2020 #89
Electrification didn't do it, I guess? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #110
Did you read the eighteen words I cited? bluecollar2 Dec 2020 #116
I did. I've read similar over the years. maxsolomon Dec 2020 #119
OK, so does he know what the national party could say or do? treestar Dec 2020 #93
In Forks, Wa while we were visiting family, a few years back ismnotwasm Dec 2020 #98
Did you read the Vice profile on the "Antifa Schoolbus" incident? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #107
Oh I did! ismnotwasm Dec 2020 #114
"Different Side", huh? maxsolomon Dec 2020 #115
I think it was something like that, blaming the victim ismnotwasm Dec 2020 #118
"let's ask why Dems lost counties that are 90% white without ever mentioning race or racism" Spider Jerusalem Dec 2020 #103
Living in a similar setting the only thing Rs Cosmocat Dec 2020 #105
This nonsense is easily rebutted by asking: What is the GOP's appeal to rural voters? Azathoth Dec 2020 #108
Honestly, articles like this one always sound like bullshit to me. dawg Dec 2020 #113
Not just ineffective in rural areas. pat_k Dec 2020 #127
Exactly what "clear vision that speaks to their lived experiences" do Republicans offer? Silent3 Dec 2020 #129
Exactly. betsuni Dec 2020 #131
Blame Democrats when your state is run by Republicans, Trump was your president for four years, betsuni Dec 2020 #130
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