re: #169 HappyWarrior

Yep. Nothing says sucker like the working stiffs that make up the GOP base.

This dKos diary is chilling:

My visit helped confirm my fear that rural white Americans - in areas far beyond the south - have permanently abandoned the Democrats in staggering numbers. It’s not because of policy; if these citizens really looked, they’d find the Democrats’ economic and healthcare agendas and “families before corporations” values would be to their liking. Instead, huge numbers of white rural America believe Democrats stand for an America which they don’t recognize, which they fear, and which they resent.

Strongly suggest reading the whole thing - it confirms, yet again, that it’s useless to try “outreach” to people willfully stuck in the past. Instead, Dems should run on policies that benefit ALL working- and middle-class people (tailored to regional concerns, NOT skin color). Some rural whites might see the light, but the rest, as the diarist says, are gone for good.