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In reply to the discussion: Is the (D) behind the name more important than the voting record? [View all]wildeyed
(11,243 posts)It is a socially conservative group who distrusts government. This goes waaaay back before Democrats vs Republicans. Dems need to radically re-brand in that part of the world. Communicate that government messing in people's personal lives is just another form of Big Government interference. That the way you treat the least of us, the sick, the poor and the strangers, is the way you treat Jesus. But the stuff about how they vote against their economic self-interest? Not gonna fly.
Winning in a state like that stretches the "big tent". There are pockets of liberals who moved there for the amazing outdoor recreational opportunities, but not enough to really move the needle.
You should spend some time there, get to know people. It's a wild, beautiful, infuriating place.