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2016 Postmortem

DanTex

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12. "...100% focus on LGBT rights, being able to legally get high for the fun..."

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 28, 2016, 09:54 AM

Dec 2016

If that's what you got out of Hillary's campaign, then you really weren't paying attention. Do rural voters not care about healthcare? Minimum wage?

Beyond that, I don't see why rural voters should care less about LGBT rights than urban voters, given that there are just as many people born gay in one area as another.

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media narrative that Dems lost 'working class whites' is BS. the split was the ol' rural vs urban [View all] Bill USA Dec 2016 OP

As someone who comes from a rural area I find this offensive NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #1

Agreed. I know a pretty even split of rural and urban folks. hellofromreddit Dec 2016 #2

my freinds & relatives who live in rural areas would be offended by your characterization of rural Bill USA Dec 2016 #3

Many small towns in the rust belt don't have many markets left NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #4

your implying that my comnt 3 was NOT honest is typical RW argument by invective & implied moral Bill USA Dec 2016 #8

I'd love it if you explain why those rural people who need that welfare kcr Dec 2016 #5

Go ahead and completely ignore the point since it's always a suffering competition NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #6

Liberal elite is an old right wing stereotype for Democrats True_Blue Dec 2016 #11

I couldn't find an email for Brownstein but he has a twitter account..url provided Bill USA Dec 2016 #14

Someone who thinks it's cool to post personal information kcr Dec 2016 #15

help me out here: please identify "personal information" in my comnt 14. Bill USA Jan 2017 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author kcr Jan 2017 #17

I never saw your self deleted and probably amusingly adolescent remark. So Sorrrrrryyyy...LOL Bill USA Jan 2017 #18

"...100% focus on LGBT rights, being able to legally get high for the fun..." DanTex Dec 2016 #12

The m$m still pimping for drumpf Cha Dec 2016 #7

There's more than rural and urban. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #9

Lots of black folk live in rural areas, too - where do they fit in to this scenario? EffieBlack Dec 2016 #10

True, though I think Orange's election treestar Dec 2016 #13