Leo, why do think rural America used to vote in line with its own economic interests?

[Hardkill]

Since around the early 2000s, most rural Americans have usually voted against their own economic interests by voting Republican in elections. This voting behavior may be influenced by various factors, including the pervasive presence of right-wing propaganda.

But rural America used to be largely populist, with voters supporting progressive candidates who advocated for farmers' rights and labor reform. The Democratic Party's New Deal policies, implemented during the Great Depression, resonated strongly with rural voters, who benefited from programs like the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration.

Why do you think that is in your opinion?

Is it because Democratic Party has become increasingly too socially liberal and too culturally diverse for them since the late 1900s?

Is it because of how increasingly polarized the media landscape has gotten?

Is it because of the significant decline of union membership in the US since the 1970s and 1980s among rural Americans, which has caused many to lose their sense of community and shared identity, and have driven them to join conservative groups such as gun clubs, Turning Point USA, evangelical church groups, and right-wing online outlets?

Is it because they fear that anymore liberal/progressive economic reforms will also help out racial/ethnic minorities, immigrants, poor people in urban areas, people who aren’t Christian, and so on?

Is it because the Democratic Party stopped reaching to most rural Americans for too long?

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[Leo Gura]

As I have said, people vote on vibes.

It's culture war stuff. They are too ignorant to even understand what the economics are.

Economics is a dry boring topic. People vote based on cultural outrage.

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[Raze]

8 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

As I have said, people vote on vibes.

It's culture war stuff. They are too ignorant to even understand what the economics are.

Economics is a dry boring topic. People vote based on cultural outrage.

Dan Osborn was an independent who nearly beat a Republican in a solid red district.

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[Hardkill]

23 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

As I have said, people vote on vibes.

It's culture war stuff. They are too ignorant to even understand what the economics are.

Economics is a dry boring topic. People vote based on cultural outrage.

I understand that, but again, why do you think that they used to vote so much more for candidates and parties that were truly for their economic interests during the 1900s like with the Square Deal, the New Freedom, New Deal, the Great Society, or even during the late 1900s?

How do you explain why the vast majority of Americans in South and Rural America used to be long time FDR Democrats?

Is it because of the factors I mentioned in my OP?

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[Leo Gura]

9 minutes ago, Hardkill said:

I understand that, but again, why do you think that they used to vote so much more for candidates and parties that were truly for their economic interests during the 1900s like with the Square Deal, the New Freedom, New Deal, the Great Society, or even during the late 1900s?

How do you explain why the vast majority of Americans in South and Rural America used to be long time FDR Democrats?

That period is so long ago that everything has changed. The media environment is totally different now. Cultural war porn, Fox News, etc have transformed the information ecosystem. People are brainwashed by right-wing media like never before.

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[Hardkill]

21 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

That period is so long ago that everything has changed. The media environment is totally different now. Cultural war porn, Fox News, etc have transformed the information ecosystem. People are brainwashed by right-wing media like never before.

Ah ok.

So, everything I said was in my first post are some reasons of the reasons why.

I asked you because I don’t believe you ever talked specifically about why that used to be the case. That’s why I was wondering if you had your own take on that.

There has be some way to rebuild that whole New Deal coalition. Otherwise, how will Democrats ever be able to win back control of the Senate in Congress ever again let alone win back large majorities in both chambers of Congress like with the New Deal coalition?

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