"I Was the Governor of Montana. My Fellow Democrats, You Need to Get Out of the City More."

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10. We witness this very thing even here.

I am insulted multiple times a day for being a rural resident, a Christian, and a gun owner. All this from people belonging to my own party. I see this same stuff from the talking heads in the news, fellow Democrats in this forum, Twitter, Facebook, its' everywhere. Sometimes it's difficult to not say anything and just swallow it time after time. This is the sort of stuff that drives division, and as a result, potential voters even further away.
I live in a rural area that is pretty remote. I'm not stupid. I have a degree in my field. I don't hump my guns. I don't worship a "flying spaghetti monster" either. The insults are almost endless.
But I do vote for Democratic candidates despite the continual insults because I try to focus on the policy rather than the people who hate me for some unknown reason.
I have to say, it makes me question my own loyalty from time to time if people really think this way about me. So imagine what your standard undecided or independent voter thinks when they read and hear this stuff. We certainly aren't doing ourselves any favors, that is for sure.