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The Velveteen Ocelot

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28. Farmers once tended to be Democrats.

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 10:54 AM

Mar 2019

Here in Minnesota the Democratic party is actually an affiliated party called the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). It was formed in 1944 by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party. The Farmer-Labor party, for awhile one of the few successful third parties, was formed in 1918 and promoted farmer and labor union protection, government ownership of certain industries, and social security laws. But the "farmer" part of the party has mostly gone over to the GOP, just like elsewhere in the country - even though the GOP has never done a damned thing for them.

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Trump has sold out the farmers who voted for him -- and now they're racing toward calamity. [View all] Snarkoleptic Mar 2019 OP

Not to mention True Blue American Mar 2019 #1

Why isn't the Democratic Party reaching out to help these farmers? FakeNoose Mar 2019 #2

What, exactly, could we do that would be meaningful enough to make a difference? Vinca Mar 2019 #4

We could articulate that we Skidmore Mar 2019 #5

I agree we should be there, but a whole lot of that is a BS meme spread by the media and the GOP. Vinca Mar 2019 #7

these people are voting on their racism. look at the article on Iowa and Devin Nunes' family JI7 Mar 2019 #8

Look at the map. Skidmore Mar 2019 #23

And we should continue to support the farmers. plimsoll Mar 2019 #43

We stand and tell them Skidmore Mar 2019 #44

Because it's the right thing. plimsoll Mar 2019 #45

My husband and I Skidmore Mar 2019 #46

I hope so as well, but plimsoll Mar 2019 #47

If the farmers refused to listen to us for decades what makes you cstanleytech Mar 2019 #14

farmers need to stop buying gopeee bs. You can't jump in a man whole to save them ...or anyone Thekaspervote Mar 2019 #24

We refused to talk to them, too. Gore1FL Mar 2019 #25

They haven't crashed yet, be there when they do and make sure we're first with a contrast in policy uponit7771 Mar 2019 #9

In the 60s and 70s The Farmers were with the Democratic Party INdemo Mar 2019 #17

This trev Mar 2019 #40

You can not reason or chenge the mind of repugs. Hotler Mar 2019 #20

Their bad decisions will come back to haunt them. That is GODS punishment for them notdarkyet Mar 2019 #30

I have joined a CSA and will work for part of my share janterry Mar 2019 #3

That sounds like a great idea! I would love to start a big garden this year but I'm afraid Luciferous Mar 2019 #18

F you are close to the border I understand Mexicans can supply True Blue American Mar 2019 #27

I hadn't even considered the birds. We moved closer to family last summer and my dad has a Luciferous Mar 2019 #37

I iive in a small city True Blue American Mar 2019 #39

Thanks for providing link! How neat, perhaps it will start taking over more and more...I had ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #36

Yeah, I don't mind subsidies going to small family farms but the corporate welfare needs to stop. Luciferous Mar 2019 #38

ADM, Cargill, DuPont Pioneer & Monsanto will buy them at 10 cents on dollar. Mission Accomplished! TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #6

Not only the small farmer. safeinOhio Mar 2019 #10

The farmers disagree. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #11

Yeah, just like Christianity...suffer now, get your reward later (after you die). Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #21

Helped the wealthy farmers True Blue American Mar 2019 #29

Taking away food stamps. notdarkyet Mar 2019 #32

We need "A 7% solution". James48 Mar 2019 #12

No one shall own more than 7% of the reusable space launch vehicles? LiberalArkie Mar 2019 #13

Natural monopolies...Not man made... paleotn Mar 2019 #16

Same for VT dairy farmers up here..... paleotn Mar 2019 #15

How are the Large Corporate Farmers, with Their Enormous Subsidies, Doing? dlk Mar 2019 #19

Pretty much... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #22

Yet most are also racing towards giving Trump their vote in the next election Freethinker65 Mar 2019 #26

Farmers once tended to be Democrats. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #28

The real test will be to see if they continue Golden Raisin Mar 2019 #31

Think about those poor farmers and ranchers in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #33

The list of people and groups trumps screwed over duforsure Mar 2019 #34

The real calamity will be their vote to try and re-elect him next year. bullwinkle428 Mar 2019 #35

Agreed. McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #42

So, were the tariffs really a backhand way to force family farms into bankruptcy? McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #41

I think it's just an example of tRump's intellectual incuriosity, Snarkoleptic Mar 2019 #48