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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]etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)112. "Rural America" as a whole is NOT part of the Democratic base
this is probably one of the best assessments of the rural American voting block (of course it does not describe every rural American as individuals but it does describe the voting block).
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/rural-america-understanding-isnt-problem
Rural white America needs to be better understood, is not one of the dots. Rural white America needs to be better understood, is a dodge, meant to avoid the real problems because talking about the real problems is viewed as too upsetting, too mean, too arrogant, too elite, too snobbish. Pointing out that Aunt Beas views of Mexicans, blacks and gays is bigoted isnt the thing one does in polite society. Too bad more people dont think the same about Aunt Bea's views. Its the classic, Youre a racist for calling me a racist, ploy.
Rural white America needs to be better understood, is not one of the dots. Rural white America needs to be better understood, is a dodge, meant to avoid the real problems because talking about the real problems is viewed as too upsetting, too mean, too arrogant, too elite, too snobbish. Pointing out that Aunt Beas views of Mexicans, blacks and gays is bigoted isnt the thing one does in polite society. Too bad more people dont think the same about Aunt Bea's views. Its the classic, Youre a racist for calling me a racist, ploy.
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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
OP
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