There’s a weird amount of focus on “rural broadband” as both a substantive and electioneering issue. Is this really important to people?

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 6, 2017

Remember Rural Electrification? Like that, you goddamn moron

— CindyLou (@cindynorth1) July 6, 2017

and then:

UPDATE: The overwhelming consensus among heavy Twitter users is that rural broadband is, in fact, incredibly important and I’m a moron.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 6, 2017