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Elessar Zappa

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1. I agree with you.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 12:40 PM
Nov 26

Condescension has never been a good strategy. And if we don’t gain back some of the Trump voters, we’ll never win again.

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You are entitled to your feelings [View all] question everything Nov 26 OP
I agree with you. Elessar Zappa Nov 26 #1
They love Trump's condescension... lame54 Nov 26 #31
One of the biggest obstacles in winning back rural voters is news access. bearsfootball516 Nov 26 #2
Most towns and villages now have decent internet access. Elessar Zappa Nov 26 #3
Internet access doesn't help because of troll farms. haele Nov 26 #16
That's not entirely correct... MiHale Nov 26 #19
What do their city dwelling and suburban cousins watch with highspeed access? TheKentuckian Nov 26 #61
Yeah, we got to get them NewsMax, Joe Rogan, and brain rot from TikTok TheKentuckian Nov 26 #59
I can't trust the woman in Minnesota JustAnotherGen Nov 26 #4
I don't understand this post soandso Nov 26 #71
ACA helps rural voters; education grants help rural voters; funding research helps farmers Prairie Gates Nov 26 #5
Exactly. As far as I'm concerned, they deserve everything they get at this point. I don't plan to make nice with them. Vinca Nov 26 #7
Farmers, most of whom voted for the orange turd, are going to find out the hard way. Lunabell Nov 26 #28
Whatever the case, we can't keep bleeding voters. Elessar Zappa Nov 26 #10
I don't blame the Latino Community JustAnotherGen Nov 26 #12
Spot on PJMcK Nov 26 #14
That is true, that 'weekenders' do bring a lot of positive economics to a rural area. If these areas didn't SWBTATTReg Nov 26 #54
People who love viscous ruthless rapist traitor criminal psychopaths want our respect. Irish_Dem Nov 26 #6
I think its condescending to indulge outright stupidity. Blues Heron Nov 26 #8
agreed... I'll just add, this isn't the Democratic Party of 20 years ago... WarGamer Nov 26 #9
30 years ago mr715 Nov 26 #17
Question Everything mr715 Nov 26 #11
Post removed Post removed Nov 26 #13
Thanks mr715 Nov 26 #15
Your welcome JustAnotherGen Nov 26 #21
Strictly strategic mr715 Nov 26 #25
But the Party shouldn't lie to black folks JustAnotherGen Nov 26 #32
Opinion on Biden? mr715 Nov 26 #34
I absolutely love him! JustAnotherGen Nov 26 #42
I bet you won't mr715 Nov 26 #45
Wait, what? ShazzieB Nov 26 #58
It is in code Keepthesoulalive Nov 26 #60
No mr715 Nov 26 #63
To put a fine point on it mr715 Nov 26 #35
You are not annoying JustAnotherGen Nov 26 #43
Thanks n/t mr715 Nov 26 #46
They want black folks to be invisible again. Keepthesoulalive Nov 26 #62
Who is they? mr715 Nov 26 #65
The folks that think we should not talk about social issues Keepthesoulalive Nov 26 #68
Understood. mr715 Nov 26 #69
If you are going to strategically chuck us under the bus TheKentuckian Nov 26 #40
I surely do mr715 Nov 26 #41
There are people from my home town who are Trump supporters. LisaM Nov 26 #23
Student Loans mr715 Nov 26 #30
I think they should be forgiven too. LisaM Nov 26 #38
It is surprising to me mr715 Nov 26 #39
why would it have? Haven't we chased the mirage of young voters enough for the past 50 years for it to sink in? thebigidea Nov 26 #64
God I'm getting old mr715 Nov 26 #67
It is not a matter of looking down even Meowmee Nov 26 #18
Ever since the Kennedy-Nixon debate, politics has been called a beauty contest, at least in the entertainment sense. usonian Nov 26 #20
There are two rules of human behavior that are oddly elusive for some Sympthsical Nov 26 #22
You can lead a horse to water, you can't make it drink. onecaliberal Nov 26 #24
Farming is gonna be depressing... Mustellus Nov 26 #26
Do some look down on rural voters. Sure Hassler Nov 26 #27
This point is always conveniently ignored. And here's a question: would those peoples' opinions about Scrivener7 Nov 26 #53
For many the only even halfway tolerable city in the nation is Salt Lakes City. TheKentuckian Nov 26 #55
Those rural Kentuckians hatingbon Louisville sound familiar to me. ShazzieB Nov 26 #73
Post mortems are essential and not always comfortable for some. Passages Nov 26 #29
Class based issues win over identity group issues. Class based issues appeal to a larger audience. jalan48 Nov 26 #33
I live with these rural folks. Keepthesoulalive Nov 26 #57
If Fox told the actual truth relayerbob Nov 26 #36
I've had a belly-full of Democrat-bashing over the election results. Paladin Nov 26 #37
What do rural voters want? KT2000 Nov 26 #44
The country is extremely polarized, this was done by extremist media, beginning with Rush Limbaugh lees1975 Nov 26 #47
Septic Tank Vote BurnDoubt Nov 26 #48
A lot to unpack here Aviation Pro Nov 26 #49
There is no farm voting bloc Cirsium Nov 26 #50
A certain freedom results from the fact that those people have fucked up our country so royally. Scrivener7 Nov 26 #51
Are we allowed to respond to the way they talk about us? wryter2000 Nov 26 #52
Liberals have never had the Rural Voter maxsolomon Nov 26 #56
it's almost as if there's a huge propaganda operation against cities and coasts thebigidea Nov 26 #66
There's no other changes to make Blue_Tires Nov 26 #70
I have never seen anyone say "fuck rural voters: perhaps it;s a feeling of similar weight, but saying that is weird msfiddlestix Nov 26 #72
This was a comment posted here responding to a post of mine question everything Nov 26 #75
I live with them , Keepthesoulalive Nov 27 #77
I believe people are entitled to their feelings. EndlessWire Nov 26 #74
Personally I would love to hear what will improve rural economies Raven123 Nov 26 #76
once again Skittles Nov 27 #78
I have to disagree, strongly Tesha Nov 27 #79
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