2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How were we supposed to reach 'Rural Whites' and still maintain our base? [View all]LonePirate
(13,429 posts)They certainly have shown a fancy for the ignorance propagated by Republicans in economics, science and law. He campaigned on bigotry and taking away their health care. They still voted for him in record numbers. If that's not proof of their own bigotry or stupidity, then I don't know what is.
Obama lost the rural vote overwhelmingly, just not as badly as Clinton did. By no means can you infer from that a majority of rural voters support Democrats or our values. These people vote for Republicans up and down the ticket and have done so for decades. We are better off going after suburban voters than rural voters. They are easier to reach and they have experience with Democratic politicians and values - even if it's just the mayor of the nearby big city.
Rural voters, by and large, are a complete waste of time for us to pursue. They do not share our values and their continued support of Republicans for no logical reason at all speaks significantly about their lack of character and interest in moving this country forward instead of backward.