Young, white rural man tries to kill Trump.
I’m sure Benny Johnson, Matt Walsh, Tim Pool, and their ilk will soon be tweeting about how we need to root out white rural violence or else lose the soul of our nation.
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Somebody should write a book about this.
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As you know, Amanda @paulwaldman.bsky.social and I wrote about how these urban/bad, rural/good myths are built. Trump/Vance literally stood in Detroit and Minneapolis saying that people better vote for them our else the rest of those states and nation will look like “scary” cities.
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Is there “rural resentment” about this…or just the usual resentment toward the urban minorities supposedly getting all the tax dollars?
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Good news, Trump-adoring rural white Americans: your hospitals and clinics are still closing, sure, but as your Orange god-king himself announced yesterday, at least the USA will be running Venezuela for years—exactly what you voted for!
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Trump-loving coal miners not feeling—cough, cough—reciprocated love; the latest FAFO story from rural coal country is no surprise to anyone paying attention to #whiteruralrage:
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In our book #whiteruralrage @paulwaldman.bsky.social and share study showing that 3 factors improve rural economies: well funded public schools; family planning svcs; and reliable, strong broadband.
Elon gonna destroy latter.
Rural America about to FAFO again? Hope not… but Trump doesn’t care.
Um, my #WhiteRuralRage co-author @paulwaldman.bsky.social and I warned you folks about this and were screamed at for disrespecting the rurals.
I guess we weren’t the real problem after all.
Conservative non-profit fighting to kill rural broadband. But the Right will use DEI, CRT and wokeism to foment #WhiteRuralRage to somehow blame the libs.
Don’t worry, y’all: I’m sure rural guru JD Vance will step in to save rural folks right quick.
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#WhiteRuralRage Ch1 - Rural Americans demand and deserve respect. They are often overlooked by politicians from both sides. But tend to vote conservative. Even when it is destructive to their own future. They are told cities are bad and full of crime because of Democrats and they are USA’s heart.
#WhiteRuralRage Ch1
There is a minority rule in America, it’s rural voters. And the Rep plan - keep that group angry at far away forces/conspiracies and they will vote for us. And it’s working.
I am reading #WhiteRuralRage and posting interesting pieces from it. Living in rural America, I don’t get the appeal of blind obedience, but let’s see what research says. Rural America votes Republican. Why? Let’s find out.
Front cover of “White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy” by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman.
“White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy” by Tom Schaller & Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social
An interesting read. Recommended if you like political books & quite readable.
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"City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access"
The Republicans who win every election in rural areas will get right on it. You know, someday. Maybe. Or not.
Meanwhile: Why won't Democrats be nicer to rural whites? Stop being so mean, libs!
#whiteruralrage
This interview on New Abnormal was fantastic. I come from a rural, white town of *maybe* 300 people. Elderly & transient population since the late 90s.
Guess who they support?
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