Will Democrats support the rural voters?

[mia]

Why Republicans Should Fear a Rural Revolt in 2018

Republicans in Washington are busy at work on policies that could hurt the rural voters who will decide if they keep their majorities in Congress.

In at least four major ways, Republican lawmakers and leaders are currently working directly against the interests of the rural areas where President Donald Trump dominated the electoral map in 2016 and where races this November could prove decisive in control of Congress....

Republican strategists privately say the House version could blow up in their faces if Democrats make this a campaign issue, especially in districts heavy in the outer suburbs and the farms. These Republicans, however, note optimistically that the President could blunt much of that. Rural areas were the only places where the President topped 50%, according to exit polls. Today, he tends to run about 10 percentage points higher in rural areas than suburban ones, and 20 to 25 points ahead of voters in cities....

Rural voters will be watching — and perhaps ready to reward Democrats who step in to curb setbacks included in the House version.

http://time.com/5266409/donald-trump-elections-farmers-rural-voters/

[greymattermom]

1. One big issue for rural voters

will be medicaid funding of nursing homes. This is an issue that rural women can relate to, and should be talked about more. Some states will be affected very soon, and many rural areas have high percentages of elderly people. Just follow what happens and so some news stories on it.

[mia]

2. Thank you.

This is an issue that all Democrats should rally behind. My mother is in one of these facilities in an urban area.

[gollygee]

3. An issue here in Michigan

We hear that the economy has improved so much and that unemployment is low, but we never got back jobs anywhere near the quality of the high paying manufacturing jobs that left. The higher quality jobs seem to generally end up on one coast or the other. I'd like to see someone talk about job growth - and higher paying jobs - throughout the country.