Do Democrats have a rural future?
Rural Virginia has swung hard for Republicans over the last decade, driven by backlash to President Barack Obama, an emigration of more educated residents to urban and suburban areas, and a realignment in culture and voting patterns.
So why is a Democrat in exurban Northern Virginia running on the campaign slogan, “The Future is Rural”?
Laura Galante, who is running in the 18th House district, where Donald Trump won 61% and which consists of Fauquier, Warren, Culpeper and Rappahannock counties, explained it this way:
“People are looking for that sense of belonging and community that rural areas provide. We just need to make sure the opportunities are there to make a living and support your family and get an international-level education,” she said. “It’s that sense of pride in having a place you know well, like a rural area where you’ve either grown up and have five generations behind you in the ground, or you’re coming out for the first time to do some homesteading and have a dairy operation and still work for a tech company online. That’s the kind of life I see more and more people wanting.”
Read more: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/10/30/will-democrats-rural-campaigning-plant-roots-or-wither-on-the-vine/
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