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Paul Ryan: I Didn't Lose on the Issues, I Lost Because of Black People

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)11/13/2012 10:48:18 am PST

re: #155 Obdicut

Rural populations used to be ‘progressive’, economically. Farmers were a large part of the economic liberals during the New Deal.

What changed that a lot was the appeal made by the GOP to white voters, starting with the Southern Strategy and continuing into today’s self-deporation/just want free stuff/birtherism strategy.

Debs did his best in fact in rural states like Montana, Idaho, and others. I agree the Southern Strategy is what explains this more than anything.