Why can't Democrats win in rural areas?

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109. Rural areas don't need government

They are much more self sufficient, and that is something that isn’t going to change.
When you live somewhere that takes 45 minutes for the county Sheriff to respond, or where every single county representative is your neighbor, there is a whole different look out at government.
I have lived in places that the county is 60 miles long, so if the Sheriff, or the ambulance for that matter is 45-60 minutes away, Government doesn’t mean a thing.
If the only thing you know is the Government trying to take away your guns, or tax you more, those things resonate.
It’s not a dislike of government, it’s the not needing ( in their minds) of government. It’s certainly not the education of them. And every time we insult them by saying they just aren’t smart enough to understand, we alienate them further.
I lived in rural areas my whole life, so I know the mindset.