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Hortensis

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3. Exactly. That critical geographic division is growing, also.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:42 PM

Dec 2016

Conservatives are increasingly moving to smaller towns and rural areas, and liberals there are finding them increasingly...not home.

You know, I read The Atlantic free on line, but I just decided I'm going to buy a subscription for our local ER waiting room. Courtesy of the Resistance, but here in Georgia I won't have them put that on the mailing label.

Thanks, Bill.

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media narrative that Dems lost 'working class whites' is BS. the split was the ol' rural vs urban [View all] Bill USA Dec 2016 OP

Hey, Bill WhiteTara Dec 2016 #1

will fix momentarily Bill USA Dec 2016 #4

Thank You! WhiteTara Dec 2016 #5

2010 Census - 249 million urban; 59 million rural population FarCenter Dec 2016 #2

Exactly. That critical geographic division is growing, also. Hortensis Dec 2016 #3

Rural people don't really want jobs gwheezie Dec 2016 #6

"fishing & logging"... sometimes conflicting activities. Logging can mess up streams as fisheries Bill USA Dec 2016 #7

Yes the rural way of life gwheezie Dec 2016 #8