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Point taken but come on cilla4progress Mar 2017 #1
They don't see that. And we have allowed the gop to muddy those waters dembotoz Mar 2017 #5
But we've just had 8 years of a Democratic administration that proved that all the fears of Squinch Mar 2017 #59
nothing will dembotoz Mar 2017 #62
You can't prove a negative and I can tell you the Op is correct...they REALLY thought HRC was going LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #7
Yep, I've known plenty of conservatives who bekkilyn Mar 2017 #10
They thought HRC was the devil in human skin and had been running America in secret for 40 years Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #26
But *even* *more* than all that, it's the guns. This isn't because I agree with it either... LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #36
A lot of Democrats do not understand the gun issue at all. Adrahil Mar 2017 #40
+1 damn million... NT The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #57
Where are all the references to 'hillbillies' on DU? leftstreet Mar 2017 #2
Not DU specific, Wash. Post and NYT plus Newsweek Vanity Fair etc. The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #15
The "assault rifle ban" made AR type rifles more popular than they would have been otherwise... PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #3
This Calculating Mar 2017 #24
I am then too NewRedDawn Mar 2017 #4
I am perfectly capable of judging people on an individual basis ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #6
Yes - exactly The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #16
K & R. (nt) MarvinGardens Mar 2017 #8
How do you explain how well Jesse Jackson did in Appalachia during his campaigns? nikibatts Mar 2017 #9
1988 is not 2016 ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #12
Rush just started broadcasting in 1988 salin Mar 2017 #14
The populations have changed drastically since then Bradical79 Mar 2017 #13
He ran as an outsider willing to shake up the system The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #19
Jesse Jackson showed up. hollowdweller Mar 2017 #38
They're impossible to win over Bradical79 Mar 2017 #11
I'm a gun owner workinclasszero Mar 2017 #17
I'm not trying to excuse them - Just tried to use a calmer tone of voice The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #20
First, maybe we should just stop calling them "hillbillies" and the like. alarimer Mar 2017 #18
And here's another Hillbilly post! retread Mar 2017 #21
Still awesome The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #22
I live in WV...and I can't wait to leave. a la izquierda Mar 2017 #23
I cannot imagine how it looks to someone The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #25
I've lived all over the US... a la izquierda Mar 2017 #44
Where at? hollowdweller Mar 2017 #39
Morgantown, which I do actually like. a la izquierda Mar 2017 #43
How 'bout them 'EERS? The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #58
You don't realize it, I'm sure, but the same fear tactics worked on you re. gun control. kcr Mar 2017 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author appleannie1943 Mar 2017 #33
I am a gun owner MFM008 Mar 2017 #28
Meat is murder - So I've been told. Hunters know what harvesting meat entails The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #30
All the grocery stores in the world don't mean squat Revanchist Mar 2017 #31
I have never killed a deer but do understand why the herd has to be culled each year. appleannie1943 Mar 2017 #34
See, this makes no sense to me. kcr Mar 2017 #35
Why buy at the store Go Vols Mar 2017 #45
That's certainly how I grew up... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #51
"I eat my pets" Go Vols Mar 2017 #55
My fav!!! Go down there for the limited releases... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #56
I have lived in a rural setting since 1969. I am anything but a hillbilly. I'm a liberal. appleannie1943 Mar 2017 #29
If you didn't vote for the Cheeto Chancre, The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #32
Question is how can we keep these deplorables from voting next time. ileus Mar 2017 #37
No it will not take the issue away - I'm hoping that was sarcasm The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #41
Many of these references come from the new well-known book "Hillbilly Elegy" by JD Vance wishstar Mar 2017 #42
I have this book but haven't read it yet. JD Vance is a right winger m-lekktor Mar 2017 #60
You want the reason they voted for Trump? They are racist, too. Nt adigal Mar 2017 #46
+100,000,000 /nt tonedevil Mar 2017 #48
Yes they are. +1million The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #52
dems need to clearly, unequivocally identify themselves as the party of GOOD jobs for the 99%; TheFrenchRazor Mar 2017 #47
I live, and grew up in, a county that Trump got over 70% in Abu Pepe Mar 2017 #49
I'm a liberal in a cornfield, too. Comatose Sphagetti Mar 2017 #50
This is a great post. Please make it an OP. nt The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #53
Quite typical of rural Trumpland dalton99a Mar 2017 #54
I really like your OP, my own thoughts steve2470 Mar 2017 #61
Those coal miners are good people Generic Other Mar 2017 #63
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