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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Why Democrats (not candidates) need to STOP ignoring and/or demonizing rural voters... [View all]Indygram
(2,113 posts)6. It's what Beto does, too, and it something I love about him
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Why Democrats (not candidates) need to STOP ignoring and/or demonizing rural voters... [View all]
Indygram
May 2019
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I agree with much of what you say. I have no need to appeal to narrow minded, conservative and
beachbum bob
May 2019
#4
If we have to "face" anything, it's that Bernie reached out to them on Fox and had an impact.
ancianita
May 2019
#13
you have to be realist, NO democratic message will ever appeal to 100% of the american people, never
beachbum bob
May 2019
#41
That low population states are overrepresented in the Senate is just a plain fact.
Demit
May 2019
#10
Do tell us. Did you urge your rural fellows to watch the Democrats who've shown up on Fox?
ancianita
May 2019
#16
I do understand and agree with your position on Congress' composition. I was addressing
ancianita
May 2019
#60
THANK you. Very much. Public lands in every state are in this shape. My son in NM tells the
ancianita
May 2019
#63
Thanks. I'll check it out. I don't endorse the source for my link below, but it does highlight
ancianita
May 2019
#65
If only we could hear what rural voters thought, things would be so much better
StarfishSaver
May 2019
#20
I went back and edited the title to the original post to better represent what I meant
Indygram
May 2019
#30
Yesterday Beto O'Rourke was in a very small town in NH, mostly white people in the crowd
Indygram
May 2019
#43
Pretty much agree. Although, I'd identify some key rural areas that might have 10%
Hoyt
May 2019
#56
It terms of policy, and I think to our deteriment politically, we have focused on them
dsc
May 2019
#61