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radius777's JournalBullock is as clueless about Dems as Christie is about Repubs.
Bullock is from a deep red state as Christie is from a deep blue state. Both were elected in a time before Trump/social media/alt-right which has changed the nature of American politics.
Biden (a son of the Rust Belt, who made an effort to campaign in small towns) did not do better in rural areas than Hillary did.
Yawn, another lame 'white guy at a diner' type of analysis
that as usual that fails to look at history and how we got here. Once Dems embraced civil rights and women's rights the white working class (not just in rural areas, but perhaps it's more pronounced there) fled for Nixon and Reagan's GOP. Ronnie Raygun of course the great hero of the working class lol.
All politics are tribal and people vote on not just economic but also cultural issues. We will never get social conservatives. Our best bet is to reach out to and mobilize the culturally liberal/moderate elements (ie, those who are less religious and pro-choice) of the white working class. We are losing them in recent years for a variety of reasons but we can win them back.
We do need to solve the gun violence issue while not impacting rural folk.
We need to solve climate by promoting the national security benefits of it (freedom from Middle East oil and wars) as well as the economic benefit (green energy is the future).
Another flashing red light is we are doing worse with males across the board as well as Latinos (many of whom live in rural areas) in recent years.
I think the perception that Dems are for open borders hurts us more deeply than any other issue. Even PoC do not want excessive immigration because it drives down wages and puts stress on the safety net.
Culprits in this order: white men, white women
both of whom majority vote Republican.
The most powerful pro-choice action is to vote Dem, and liberal white men and men of color do so.
Thus the issue of choice is less men vs women (though that dynamic does exist) but rather white conservatives (driven primarily by racism) vs others.
It should be noted that anti-choice laws disproportionately harm women of color and poor women.
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