Democrats Have A Rural Voter Problem That Has Gotten Worse.
Rural America voted for Trump in 2016 and even more decisively in 2020. (Politico)
“Why did Trump do so well with rural voters? From my experience, it’s not because local Democrats failed to organize in rural areas. Instead, after conversations with dozens of voters, neighbors, friends and family members in Dunn County, I’ve come to believe it is because the national Democratic Party has not offered rural voters a clear vision that speaks to their lived experiences. The pain and struggle in my community is real, yet rural people do not feel it is taken seriously by the Democratic Party.
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Looking back at Presidential electoral maps from 20-25 years ago, I am amazed at the number of states in the deep red rural South that still voted Democrat for President. This election saw a bit of turning point with Georgia coming back into the Democratic fold if only by 10 thousand or so votes. 10-15 years ago that would have been nothing more than a pipe dream for the Dems but this year the Atlanta suburbs and African American women were the game changers.
