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fescuerescue

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35. Right.

Reply to meadowlander (Reply #33)

Thu Jul 18, 2024, 04:31 PM

Jul 18

That's basically my point.

It begs that question. So what is really different?

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Help me out here: Why are people in rural areas so damned Trumpy and hatefully ignorant?? [View all] Charging Triceratops Jul 18 OP

Rush Limpnut, Rupert Murdoch and Fox Noise Kid Berwyn Jul 18 #1

Yes on your news sources - werdna Jul 18 #7

Yes AllBlue Jul 18 #2

HateRadio and Faux Snooze are powerful persuaders. NoMoreRepugs Jul 18 #3

Years of relentless hate and fear filled propaganda. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #4

My two cents.... Diamond_Dog Jul 18 #5

Exactly - it's the lack of diversity Retrograde Jul 18 #34

I live in a rural setting and I know for a fact that everyone on my two mile Emile Jul 18 #6

Education. It's the most reliable correlation mainer Jul 18 #8

There's a book's worth of material to explain it. ms liberty Jul 18 #9

Even though i have advanced degrees in psychology I have to go through every theory to understand kerry-is-my-prez Jul 18 #29

I think having a Black man in the WH poisoned the well Freddie Jul 18 #10

You are absolutely right! PittBlue Jul 18 #37

+1. Rurals function as a RW white safe space. radius777 Jul 19 #71

In MI, over 70% of Trump voters live in urban counties Kaleva Jul 18 #11

Urban counties often have rural and semi-rural parts Retrograde Jul 18 #39

As many citizens of Wayne County voted for Trump Kaleva Jul 18 #47

And more citizens of Santa Clara County Retrograde Jul 18 #52

Trump would be a non factor if a majority of his votes came from rural areas Kaleva Jul 18 #53

I wonder if it's got something to do with Michigan losing so many good jobs over the last few decades. raccoon Jul 18 #45

That could be Kaleva Jul 18 #48

Isn't That Autocorrelated? ProfessorGAC Jul 18 #56

I'm trying to make the point that Trump would be a non factor Kaleva Jul 18 #62

True, but the fact remains that the more urban radius777 Jul 19 #70

I live in a rural area. Loryn Jul 18 #12

Well, unfortunately, in this part, we did: yagotme Jul 18 #22

And hopefully will again fescuerescue Jul 18 #30

Don't know, lost a lot of political capital. Pres. Clinton even said so. yagotme Jul 18 #32

No Bluedawgbill Jul 18 #63

I knew the answer already, just wanted to see what, if any, other answer may pop up. nt yagotme Jul 18 #65

Refresh my memory. thucythucy Jul 18 #43

Not remembering any on the federal level, without Googling, yagotme Jul 18 #57

They "asked him for it." thucythucy Jul 18 #59

IIRC, he surrendered it, but filed a lawsuit. yagotme Jul 18 #60

I'd love to see a citation for this case. thucythucy Jul 19 #72

I did a quick search, and quit looking after 3 pages of stuff that didn't even match keywords. yagotme Jul 19 #74

Butler County "Rural"?!?! modrepub Jul 18 #13

Please add Westmoreland, Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties to that mix. PittBlue Jul 18 #41

Agree to some extent regarding Butler County... Wuddles440 Jul 18 #49

Butler County has been reliably Republican for nearly 150 years SouthBayDem Jul 19 #68

Started in the 70s. Metaphorical Jul 18 #14

I remember a few years ago, a local reporter mountain grammy Jul 18 #15

All they know is the Limbaugh/FOX propaganda. NameAlreadyTaken Jul 18 #16

Right Wing Media Machine. Midnight Writer Jul 18 #17

After living in a very rural area of FL for 41 years, now, a possible answer to your question allegorical oracle Jul 18 #18

Not all of us are. mucholderthandirt Jul 18 #19

Agree with you. And there are a few Dems left in my county, but finding one another allegorical oracle Jul 18 #20

Fear of revenuers, minimum education, rural cults (churches), racism, maybe bit of inbreeding. Silent Type Jul 18 #21

"The Politics of Resentment" Jimbo S Jul 18 #23

Because they hate you. BannonsLiver Jul 18 #24

Because they know their lives peaked in high school meadowlander Jul 18 #25

Well yea but big cities have high schools too. fescuerescue Jul 18 #28

And some people in big cities vote for Republicans. meadowlander Jul 18 #33

Right. fescuerescue Jul 18 #35

There are bullies everywhere. Before the age of 18, you have a mix of people everywhere. meadowlander Jul 18 #38

Yeah, I can agree with most of that. OldBaldy1701E Jul 18 #36

Mostly Guns fescuerescue Jul 18 #26

Fox News, I Heart Media, & Sinclair Broadcasting. n/t FSogol Jul 18 #27

Republicans want to keep them like ignoramuses/ navetes because that works for them Miami Blue Jul 18 #31

I hate to say this, but it's almost exactly the same reasons Germans supported the Nazi rise to power... AntiFascist Jul 18 #40

Church is their primary form of entertainment? Initech Jul 18 #42

In my opinion it started with the loss of union jobs in this area that was coal and steel. In 1980 I doc03 Jul 18 #44

Part of it is culture LostOne4Ever Jul 18 #46

Maybe they just don't have enough people.... Fla_Democrat Jul 18 #50

As is ForgedCrank Jul 18 #51

Rural Texan here - here's the scoop. Jirel Jul 18 #54

Right wing hate radio, fox on every cable package edisdead Jul 18 #55

The ancient lie - virtuous, Godly country people vs. evil, scheming city people . . . hatrack Jul 18 #58

I think they have poor internet access in many rural areas, Ilsa Jul 18 #61

And even with accessible internet, SouthBayDem Jul 18 #64

They're clinging to their guns and their religion jmowreader Jul 18 #66

Fox News tavernier Jul 18 #67

professional victims Skittles Jul 19 #69

There's a whole book on this: "White Rural Rage." CarlYasutomo Jul 19 #73