well well well even the Cowboys are starting to hate trump...

[samnsara]

...I get a newsletter from High Country News...an organization for ppl who love the outdoors of the West and who work to preserve its beauty. I attend their local gatherings as a vendor for crafts so I see a lot of the ppl who support their mission. Lot of cowboy hats (well I do live in a cowboy town anyway)..lots of ranchers....lots of Trump bumper stickers on trucks (usually surrounding my Ford Escape with Hillary and Obama stickers). These people have lots of land.. think the YUUGE trump signs in fields. Big hunters.

So... I start reading the newsletter to find out the date of their next event and its very ANTI trump!! Phrases like....."now with the second year of Trumps administration upon us, we need your support. Please stand with us." I was a bit shocked and pleased!

Trumps policies are alienating even those I assumed would never waiver their support... but hes messing with something of theirs so I guess that can change a mind quicker than a foot slipped into a boot full of grease.

[Fullduplexxx]

1. Rubes are starting to wake up and realize they arent trump's prized pigs

[PJMcK]

3. They still wouldn't have voted for Hillary Clinton (n/t)

[TexasProgresive]

4. What a metaphor- even prized pigs end up bacon. n/t

[WyLoochka]

2. Been a reader/supporter of HCN for years

Are we talking about the same legendary High Country News?

They never supported Trump. The editorial position they take and investigative journalism they do is, because they care passionately about the environment, by default from a liberal perspective.

They try to enlighten the local "cowboys" as you refer to them and bring them on board, so they don't support any particular politicians by name.


https://www.hcn.org/about
High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the American West. We publish an award-winning magazine, a popular website and a weekly op-ed column service, along with special reports and books. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the American West’s public lands, water, natural resources, grazing, wilderness, wildlife, logging, politics, communities, growth and other issues now changing the face of the West. From Alaska and the Northern Rockies to the desert Southwest, from the Great Plains to the West Coast, High Country News covers 12 Western states and is the leading source for regional environmental news, analysis and commentary — an essential resource for those who care about this region.
High Country News’ commitment to environmental stewardship, diversity and social responsibility gives an added resonance to our unique Western voice, through journalism that goes well beyond what other journalists do. We strive to inspire and engage readers to expand their own perspectives and accept the challenge of new stories and new ideas.