Lost Country: How The Democratic Party Lost Rural America



Rural voters have been identifying as Republican by wider and wider margins. In 2021, 52 percent of small town and rural voters identified as Republican.

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46 comments

  1. now we can have free speech on twitter. the democrats come up with the ministry of truth

  2. If democrats are switching to republicans then sooner rather than later the republican party will be democratic.

  3. I love how nowhere in this do they ever consider not aligning the core of their policy initiatives w the radical and extreme left. Lol. "We just need to pander more effectively". Fvcking gross!

  4. The democrats have not been doing much for rural America. Although the republicans do not do much for rural America either, rural voters are not yet used to it yet.

  5. "I'm tired." Oh you poor thing. While you sit there and cry and moat. Us real rural people are going to work, make money, put food on the table for a family, and enjoy our good Republic.

  6. Come for the racism, stay for the misogyny.
    Trump gave them the permission to be their worst selves.

  7. Gee. Can anybody guess why deplorables don't vote for democrats?

  8. 5he Dems need to stop catering as well as makeing what they stand for fit what each person feels instead of telling what u really stand for u can't trust people like that

  9. People r voting against their own interests our economy was destroyed by Reagan who moved out industry to China then Bush Sr and Bush-light

  10. Farmer's just forgot about Reagans Republican party who destroyed them in the 80's, remember Farm Aid to help Farmer's. Keep voting for someone who wants your vote but doesn't do anything for U.

  11. Remember if U are from a rural countie,the Republicans just want your votes but never do anything for U. Why do U still vote for people doing nothing for U, just like West Virginia's who vote for Joe manchin

  12. Democrats don't appeal to rural voters because t
    republiscum would rather die than be respectfull to Dems. It a f*cking cult. They would rather be lied to.

  13. They only had the rural areas when they owned slaves

  14. Democrats are trying to do away with our way of life!! They do absolutely nothing for us

  15. All politics aside people should stop voting against programs that help them and their families what's really sad is some do it on purpose smh

  16. Democrats are ruined for decades. Wokeistan is a failed nation state

  17. i get the local news paper it's mostly stories about lame kids & school crap & info in it is BORING

  18. lol that state they in sucks weed not even legal who in their right mind would live in it boring

  19. The truth is white rurals couldn't resist the blatant racism of trump. Racism is white America's true religion. Especially rural white America. They are attracted to trump's racism just like flies are drawn to a piece of sh*t. Nothing else supercedes that. No amount of lies, hypocrisy, or rancid behavior will disqualify a rescumblican from serious consideration for political office, as long as they display some form of blatant racism.

  20. The last two national primaries were stolen from the Democratic voters. It's not how you gain favor with them.

  21. Most of the media lives in NYC or DC. They know nothing about middle America or rural Americans. Many of them make it very plain that they don't WANT to know anything about us. Why would we trust people like that and why would we vote for their political favorites?

  22. Would it have killed you to talk to some people who switched parties instead of just the remains democrats…hahahahha so weird to report on this but not talk to The voters who were part of it

  23. whether your in rural country, or metropolis. average people have lost their voice. not many in Washington actually care anymore. this is all predictable

  24. Democrats don't do anything to help people in the country. We drive farther to work at low paying jobs. When you dash hopes of minimum wage raise against the rocks over and over and over……..but never do anything, how could we support do nothings.

  25. Neoliberalism destroyed rural manufacturing. It started with Reagan but no Democrat since has done anything but make things worse. We need tarrifs, we need quotas, and we need protectionism. Free trade must die.

  26. And the republicans do what? No republicans voted to even help those rural areas (the poor). So you tell me what have those republicans done for those that need medicare What??? Pathetic.

  27. Why is there no other choice in America apart from 2 parties?

  28. This is wrong the way the Republican have to draw the line in each states

  29. That started when the Democrats starting preaching about LGBQ agenda.

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  31. Republicans are the reason the rich get richer and the Unions suffer.
    We need the Republicans to hold the Senate, like we need another Afghanistan war or another Putin in Russia.

  32. They've lost more than rural America…

  33. Well, if rural America is in the hands of the Republicans,then we really are screwed.😣🙄😣

  34. BECAUSE THEY HAVE WENT CRAZY THERE . VOTING AGAINST THEM SELVES VOTING REPUBLICANS.

  35. I sorta feel like Tod is part of the problem here. By constantly airing the Corporate Dem views and very little of the progressive policy point, NBC and Tod are ignoring much of what the folks are really wanting. Both sides agree with many of these ideas, so get them aired Tod, and maybe rural folks will follow.

  36. I think those people in Iowa if they want to keep voting for Republicans the town's going to disappear the farmers are going to disappear even but the virus it's just a dead and state I mean all the little store there everything is closing down so keep running for Republicans because you really what do you have do you have good schools is your school's running get medical how long has it been since how is your Medicare streets and roads have been fixed is the keyboard a republican then let your state keep looking the way it still looking

  37. Chuck Todd, the right wing's magaphone on NBC. What would we be without his pointing out every problem and challenge against Dems? What's the word? Happier or more optimistic regarding our current administration, who is currently a little busy avoiding WW III while saving millions of lives throughout the world? /smh
    How did tRump's tariff war with China go for soy bean farmers? Last I heard, China started buying their soyeans elsewhere and those farmers are left surviving off of this administration's welfare. I guess that these folks don't need high speed internet to run their businesses more efficiently. They won't benefit from child tax rebates nor Pre-K.
    Those 50+ seniors won't need medicare, affordable prescriptions, nor livable SS benefits, will they?
    Chuck says …..
    I say, "Don't bite the hand that's feeding you folks."
    TRUMP IS A TRAITOR!!!
    THE GQP ARE INCOMPETITENT IDIOTS!!
    VOTE BLUE, NO MATTER WHO.

  38. Farmers turned Republican explains why they're losing it ALL 😢

  39. People like AOC, Bernie and Ilhan Omar with their far left policies are severely hurting more moderate Democrats down ballot in state and local races. I’m from a small town in Oklahoma, and I can’t count how many people have told me they would never vote Democrat because of those three and their policies.

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  41. Rural sucks more government money out of blue states.

    Cut your nose to spite your face, republicans.

  42. I HAVE INCURRED SO MUCH LOSSES TRADING ON MY OWN…I TRADE WELL ON DEMO BUT I THINK THE REAL MARKET IS MANIPULATED… CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT OR AT LEAST TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING WRONG ?

  43. Capitalism (Big Business) Killed small business!! WE all want evrything for nothing!!

  44. The modern Democratic party lost most sane people in this country a long time ago

    It's why they're trying to get new voters by allowing unchecked illegal immigration and open borders, all while pushing non-stop money printing and welfare checks to buy votes

  45. Why they should vote for Republicans look at the way the state is whether they done for them lately and they want to vote for Republicans let that states that the state just keep sucking

  46. Both parties have switch over 30 years. I remember Dem meant you were or part of the working blue collar class, one for education programs and charity programs, and the typical family that struggles. The Republican was more of the "Alex" attitude, smaller government, less regulations, business all the way with financial targets and a ladder to cling to and it's all about Reaganomics. Depending where your live now, it's completely opposite.