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nevergiveup

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5. I fear we are also in trouble in Wisconsin.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2024, 08:30 PM

Jan 2024

Trump carried it in 2016 and Biden only carried it by 20,000 in 2020. Obama did remarkably well in northern Wisconsin rural counties. Those counties are now mostly lost.

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Why Iowa Turned So Red When Nearby States Went Blue [View all] dalton99a Jan 2024 OP

Idiots Out Walking Around underpants Jan 2024 #1

That's perfect. yardwork Jan 2024 #9

LOL! Filing this. kairos12 Jan 2024 #22

Iowa was Dukakis' best state in 1988 dsc Jan 2024 #2

I thought it was West Virginia Rstrstx Jan 2024 #18

Mostly in the lower 16% IQ range??? LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #3

A very liberal friend of mine from PA School was ebullient in 2008 over her home state of Iowa Aristus Jan 2024 #4

+1. Iowa was the third U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage dalton99a Jan 2024 #6

That was one of the issues we discussed. I remember being surprised that Iowa did that before Aristus Jan 2024 #7

Iowa Supreme Court did that, SharonClark Jan 2024 #11

I fear we are also in trouble in Wisconsin. nevergiveup Jan 2024 #5

"The Politics of Resentment" Jimbo S Jan 2024 #25

Wisconsin didn't "find an uncomfortable parity" maxrandb Jan 2024 #8

And, we can thank the Koch Brothers and othes for that. GoCubsGo Jan 2024 #19

Ballooning farm bailouts. moondust Jan 2024 #10

And yet free lunches for hungry kids? In a farming state? Sorry, no can do. NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2024 #26

Blame it on right wing talk radio and scary SharonClark Jan 2024 #12

And Fox News 24 hours a day. Initech Jan 2024 #13

Corporate McPravda Kid Berwyn Jan 2024 #21

Other states have right wing talk radio Sky Jewels Jan 2024 #28

they go to church, + he's the golden calf. pansypoo53219 Jan 2024 #14

Iowa is a far more rural state than those surrounding it. MyNameIsJonas Jan 2024 #15

True, but it was pretty much just as rural when Obama won the state... Silent3 Jan 2024 #16

What Iowa has seen is not much different than those other states. MyNameIsJonas Jan 2024 #20

MAGA has a more established amplification system in Iowa rural areas, it's that simple uponit7771 Jan 2024 #17

Propaganda works. Generations raised on Fox & Hate Radio. maxsolomon Jan 2024 #23

Culture wars? Jimbo S Jan 2024 #24

Trump Tower Des Moines, Trump Cedar Rapids Golf Resort. Sioux City Ski Resort and Spa. Freethinker65 Jan 2024 #27

Stupid paywall Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #29

Democrats must stop insulting rural Americans Thunderbeast Jan 2024 #30

Ranchers need to stop thinking public lands belong to them. Coventina Jan 2024 #31