BIG RED: Rural Nebraska counties were among nation's top Trump-supporting areas in election

[Omaha Steve]

By Joe Duggan and Jeffrey Robb

HYANNIS, Neb. — If the incoming leader of the free world ever pulls on a pair of cowboy boots and treads the sandy soils of Grant County, he can shout “This is Trump country!” to the endless horizon.

“Bigly,” he might add for emphasis.

Unlike the tears, protests and “Not My President” posters that erupted in urban Nebraska after Donald Trump’s improbable White House victory, most residents of rural Nebraska had smiles on their faces and a little more giddyap in their strides.

“Relieved,” said Cliff Dailey, a businessman and elected official in Hyannis, a village of 185 people roughly 365 miles northwest of Omaha. “I’d say they were just relieved. Everybody was just shaking their heads and smiling and saying ‘I can’t believe we won.’ ”

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[msongs]

1. the black guy is leaving office and the woman was denied. a win win for the trump welfare farmers nt

[pstokely]

3. probably explains why the Huskers get big crowds for even 3rd tier bowl games miles from Nebraska

welfare is okay if you are white, gives you more time & cash to travel

[dhol82]

2. Let's see how happy they are about a year from now.