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Democrats Are Throwing In the Towel on Rural America (jacobin.com)

submitted 2 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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Since 2016, Democrats have operationally withdrawn from rural America. No party can win nationally without rural voters, and progressive economics have plenty to offer, if only the party would embrace them.

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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

The Democrats flat out passed on a U.S. senate race in Nebraska in 2024.

[–] mesitoispro@ttrpg.network 2 points 19 hours ago

Which is fucking stupid.

The rural-city divide in America makes me sick. It just puts into perspective that most people are scammy, scummy, pieces of shit only looking out for themselves at the expense of everyone else.

[–] sturger@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Since 2016, Democrats have operationally withdrawn from ~~rural~~ America.

FTFY.

Democrats have thrown in the towel on all Americans that aren't billionaire political donors.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

well they have the same donors as the gop, the backdoor deals are done bipartisanly. the Dinos benefit from what the gop passes in general.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

This isn't a since 2016 thing. This is nearly a since 1980s thing. But here's the thing. Anyone waiting for a National Party to anoint someone for them. Has already failed. The reason the National Party doesn't help you. Is that you don't help them. And that is on them.

We need to stop waiting around for some detached and uncaring National Party to magically start caring about us. Rebuild our local and State parties ourselves. Take leadership back for ourselves. Only once the national party has become irrelevant or disposable will they actually care about us.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

This is one of the reasons Obama did well. He focused on these areas more than previous and subsequent democrats.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Yes, rural America isn't netanyahu.

[+] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io -15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

2014 - Democrats vote in some “blue dog” democrats. Progressives complain that they’re DINOs.

2022 - Democrats get push back from centrist democrats like Kristen Sinema and Joe Manchin on the Green New Deal. Democrats cast them out.

2025 - John Fetterman works across the aisle in support of rural voter causes…you get the drill

This article “we need more rural democrats!” Yeah, good luck finding ones who are willing to take the progressive lambasting.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You calling Kristen Sinema and Joe Manchin "centrists" just shows you have no idea what you are talking about. They are 100% corporate Democrats who took millions from oil or pharmaceuticals lobby to kill bills that were unfairable to them. Hence Build Back Better and Medicaid prescription drug negotionations being neutered into nothing. But you continue living in your denial bubble.

John Fetterman voted with Republicans more than he voted with Democrats. He's a a simple sellout to a foreign country and primarify funded by The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He should be treated as a traitor.

I and 70%+ of the country prefer Tim Walz style rural vision.

With a 1 seat majority in Minnesota he did:

universal free school meals
legal weed
carbon free electricity by 2040
tax rebates for the working class up to $1,300 (making under $150k per year)
12 weeks paid family leave
12 weeks paid sick leave
banned conversion therapy
red flag laws for guns
universal background checks for guns
automatic voter registration
free public college (under $80k)
ban on PFAS (forever chemicals)
$2.2 billion increase in k-12 school funding
sectoral bargaining for nursing home worker