Democrats have been losing support in rural areas since year 2000. They fail to campaign in rural communities and prioritize issues that either don't speak to rural voters or actually turn them off. “Rural voters are not listened to. They’re not heard. Their voices are not integrated into the Democratic Party. And so why should they... Continue Reading →
The 2021 Virginia governors race is just the latest example of how rural voters feel abandoned by Democrats. Maybe including rural broadband can help change the perception that Democrats do care, but it will take far more than that. Click.
Missouri, Tennessee, Florida, North Dakota and Indiana continue to trend Republican because Democrats don't seem to have a strategy to appeal to rural voters, or those high school educated working class voters who work in manufacturing. Democrats lost two Senate seats in 2018, reducing their status to 47 seats compared to Republicans' 53-seat majority. Democrats... Continue Reading →
400 Years of American Politics 