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In reply to the discussion: Rural America Is Desperate. It Is Also Part of the Democratic Base. Don't Abandon Them. [View all]JI7
(89,281 posts)109. no "many" did not vote for him
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Rural America Is Desperate. It Is Also Part of the Democratic Base. Don't Abandon Them. [View all]
McCamy Taylor
Dec 2016
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getting those people back is easy - put gays in camps and blacks at the back of the bus legally. nt
msongs
Dec 2016
#3
Agree with much. But we ARE the inclusive party, and many dislike that for cultural reasons.
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#90
Is this going to be a "not all rural" - when the context is Trump voters? For ducks sake why is it
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#119
Clinton won 3M more votes than trump. The repugs cheat, supress votes, use Crosscheck to . . .
brush
Dec 2016
#73
I just told you how the repugs cheated to "win" the White House. You are right about the rest
brush
Dec 2016
#121
A while back I posted this image and made a snarky remark about takers vs makers.
aidbo
Dec 2016
#39
A legitimate question. But please try to understand that it WAS bad enough for some people ...
KPN
Dec 2016
#95
On average the Trump voter made 70k plus- so sick of this pity party for greedy fucks who just hope
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#6
Lower to mid income people live in urban areas and are not "somewhat comfortable"
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#101
If they voted for Trump, they're not the Democratic base, and yes I'm abandoning them.
Iggo
Dec 2016
#8
In the end, where each of us stands on "coddle them/don't coddle them" doesn't matter:
Squinch
Dec 2016
#27
Redirect anger at immigrants to automation???Would these people retrain for jobs of the future in
lunasun
Dec 2016
#52
I'm not sure about grouping a swath of people under the heading of "rural", but
tandem5
Dec 2016
#19
Asking others to fix it isn't going to work. What are you going to do? Why not go to
Squinch
Dec 2016
#23
Perhaps it would be beneficial to remember how badly BILL Clinton hurt these same voters
Glitterati
Dec 2016
#63
I am not angry, and I am not acting foolish. I am simply pointing out an undisputable fact.
Squinch
Dec 2016
#105
Perhaps 2028, or 2032. The GOP is digging in and they'll be in charge until then.
TonyPDX
Dec 2016
#60
Sadly, rural America would rather hold onto their beliefs and don't want to change.
tenderfoot
Dec 2016
#36
No, rural voters aren't resentful at not having a starbucks on every (other) corner.
X_Digger
Dec 2016
#45
Hillary had solid, well-designed policies. The Ds had the most-progressive platform
stopbush
Dec 2016
#51
If by "abandoning them" you mean presenting and voting for a platform that paid special
Squinch
Dec 2016
#56
I agree. I also think that none of this matters in how we go forward. There are
Squinch
Dec 2016
#107
Totally agree! What I dislike is this whitewash in the media about the bigotry we've seen all
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#110
Russ Feingold and every Democrat running for Senate in a swing state lost against the establishment,
still_one
Dec 2016
#62
I would like to see a forum to group these issues at DU instead of general discussion also
lunasun
Dec 2016
#64
If you voted for racists trump you are a deplorable POS just like him...
stonecutter357
Dec 2016
#79
Who abandoned who? When they started voting for Republicans they abandoned America.
baldguy
Dec 2016
#116