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there is nothing you can do about/for the brain dead Crazyleftie Dec 2021 #1
THIS is just as predjudiced as thinking POC are lazy. TigressDem Dec 2021 #27
So just write them off? Bayard Dec 2021 #36
there is nothing you can do about/for the brain dead Crazyleftie Dec 2021 #2
"Guns, God, and prejudices. gab13by13 Dec 2021 #3
Putting black people, immigrants, and uppity women in their places. dawg Dec 2021 #4
You took my answer JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #7
They often only have access to right-wing radio luv2fly Dec 2021 #5
Bingo underpants Dec 2021 #6
Exactly Bettie Dec 2021 #32
I agree on the media push. Q-Balls were already damaged goods before Q was even born, so... nt Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #41
This. xmas74 Dec 2021 #34
They're not issues voters, except for Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #8
Rural America is dying off. Drunken Irishman Dec 2021 #11
The media drumbeat about the supposed importance of rural voters comes from their Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #13
Absolutely. It's insulting. Drunken Irishman Dec 2021 #17
No one will ask, UNLESS it's a crime question. Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #18
I always roll my eyes over that 'real' America crap. Aristus Dec 2021 #38
Fox and hate radio love that crap..."Hannity's America" was just one example. keep_left Dec 2021 #50
I dunno, I think it's possible that both are the "real" America. Jedi Guy Dec 2021 #52
Spot on. Sogo Dec 2021 #60
Truth. I can remember one of the Tea Flakes, either Palin or Bachmann, going on and on Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #47
Democrats do more to appeal to rural voters than any other group of voters out there. Drunken Irishman Dec 2021 #9
Thank you. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #12
So true. Artistree22 Dec 2021 #24
+1, "Why don't we ever hear the media question what the GOP's plan for inner-city America is" uponit7771 Dec 2021 #53
Is there anyone crafting specific message telling rural voters Claustrum Dec 2021 #10
Hillary's coal country plan wasn't for them "to get a 4-year degree and get into green jobs." betsuni Dec 2021 #56
They want those things if they don't come from Democrats leftstreet Dec 2021 #14
Well we don't have a message based on fear and prejudice that appeals to them and their bias. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #15
In MI at least, the great majority of TFG voters live in urban or mostly urban counties. Kaleva Dec 2021 #16
enslaving blacks, controlling women, exterminating Jews, sending Latinos "back where they came from" Takket Dec 2021 #19
"Y'all gonna take muh guns away!" NameAlreadyTaken Dec 2021 #20
They probably Busterscruggs Dec 2021 #21
Could you even GET more "over the top"? LOL. Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #22
I guess it's possible Busterscruggs Dec 2021 #25
And there it is. Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #26
Had to Busterscruggs Dec 2021 #29
Treating people of color like human beings jcgoldie Dec 2021 #23
+10000000000000000 Celerity Dec 2021 #70
Oh, you mean "be white?" Or do you mean Maru Kitteh Dec 2021 #28
Their major issues are maintaining white supremacy and racism? Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #30
It's not all or nothing. What do the Dems who live in rural areas say? jalan48 Dec 2021 #31
Glad somebody asked Bayard Dec 2021 #39
Thanks for letting DU know. Not sure why some on here push the notion that all rural residents jalan48 Dec 2021 #42
But why edhopper Dec 2021 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #48
Several reasons Bayard Dec 2021 #69
The phrase Rural Voters is toxic for us to use taxi Dec 2021 #61
Great Idea! nt Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #65
Thank goodness Party Leadership doesn't listen to people here..... brooklynite Dec 2021 #33
Answer the question. What are the issues? Casting aspersions on DU posters yet again. SaintLouisBlues Dec 2021 #44
all their issues are being addressed by the Democratic party, they're just too fucking stupid cadoman Dec 2021 #66
+1 betsuni Dec 2021 #68
The major issue with rural areas is multigraincracker Dec 2021 #35
Around Tulsa, short of The Purge, nothing will make them happy. Runningdawg Dec 2021 #37
Exactly. They hate everyone that has a better life than they do traitorsgalore Dec 2021 #57
If they watch Fox News there is nothing you can do Tribetime Dec 2021 #40
That would be an interesting thought experiment. LiberatedUSA Dec 2021 #43
Their dying small towns, lack of jobs for non-farmers, sinkingfeeling Dec 2021 #46
We can get out there and ask them Philosophizing Fool Dec 2021 #49
I disagree edhopper Dec 2021 #55
The right moves further too, no question Philosophizing Fool Dec 2021 #58
K&R, messaging mechanics and counter communication uponit7771 Dec 2021 #51
Illegal immigration and guns are issues we need to triangulate on. radius777 Dec 2021 #54
Issues of Rural Democrats instead of taxi Dec 2021 #59
We also lose by default taxi Dec 2021 #62
This thread is disheartening. KentuckyWoman Dec 2021 #63
We tend to generalize, without a doubt Diablo del sol Dec 2021 #64
Are you denying the existence of many, many racist, gun humping wingnuts in rural America? Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #67
It is a shame you were called names. KentuckyWoman Dec 2021 #71
We just need to listen and rownesheck Dec 2021 #72
Susan Bordo: On 'The Economy' as the Epitome of Non-Intersectional Thinking. betsuni Dec 2021 #73
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