I have been saying this for years! I hear people I know in rural America say "The liberal elites don't care about us" (or some version of that) all the freaking time but it is just demonstrably false. I'm not sure if Democrats don't do enough to get the word out, or if people just reflexively don't believe it, or a combination, but the idea that Democrats don't do anything substantive for rural Americans does not hold up to good-faith scrutiny.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/28/lie-rural-americans-broadband-democrats
@Sophronisba As someone who lives in rural America, I can tell you what they are referring to is economics. When production was transferred overseas rural areas were gutted and have not recovered. GOP is just as guilty, but they do a much better job at messaging and they are physically in these areas delivering the messages. You have to concede that during 2016 cycle, rural Americans were viewed as a lost cause by the Democrats. They didn’t even try.
@misslovelymess I definitely agree that Democrats do a terrible job of messaging in rural America. But honestly given my conversations with my family members I am not sure what they could say. I can't even convince my own father that Hillary Clinton hasn't had dozens of people murdered.
@Sophronisba Should note that this is a very, very poor area. I find middle class magas to be the absolute worst with the conspiracy stuff. Educated people. It’s a striking difference to me.
@Sophronisba It’s insanely hard to penetrate cult like, conspiratorial thinking. Luckily, while I am surrounded by Magas, Q and big conspiracy stuff never got much traction here.