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marlakay

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47. A lot of people like my hubby and me

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 11:58 PM

Mar 2017

Move to a small town when they retire. We got tired of traffic and fast pace of life.

Spent 10 yrs in conservative area in mountains, i loved it but hubby wanted to come back closer to kids. Now we live in liberal small town.

Both areas I have worked on campaigns.

The one thing i found the same in small towns is if anything happens, bad storm, you need a ride, people are there for you.

I think many people like a slower pace of living.

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"Nobody Really Cares": The Rural Voter Problem [View all] ProudLib72 Mar 2017 OP

What rules, exactly, would you change? RedWedge Mar 2017 #1

Electoral college ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #2

Good luck with that! WillowTree Mar 2017 #42

One person, one equally weighted vote. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #23

Somehow I feel it was mostly russia who decided to have that president. There are many more against caroldansen Mar 2017 #3

In progressive areas people might be getting off the sidelines, but... Amishman Mar 2017 #19

Indeed. Repub support for him is approaching unanimity. It's mind boggling to me. LonePirate Mar 2017 #26

41% of eligible voters just didn't show up. sofa king Mar 2017 #33

After watching a couple of Ken Burns documentaries TNLib Mar 2017 #4

I watch Ken Burns' Dust bowl ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #5

meanwhile they were drinking their homemade hooch lame54 Mar 2017 #9

I was at civic club meeting yesterday Cosmocat Mar 2017 #6

I was at a meeting the other night with rural Trump voters. raging moderate Mar 2017 #13

YEP Cosmocat Mar 2017 #18

I'd love to ask that assclown how it is that a heterosexual divorce, for example, Aristus Mar 2017 #22

If your 55 yr marriage is a mockery, that's your own doing. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #24

Exactly :) n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #45

No gay marriage ever affected my 45 years of marriage Marthe48 Mar 2017 #29

55yr marriage Ezior Mar 2017 #32

What a grumpy old man Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #43

This is why we should work to dilute their vote ratio down to 3:1 ileus Mar 2017 #7

I don't think we need to ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #8

Not fair to old liberals Marthe48 Mar 2017 #11

How about farmer elitism? ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #12

Says they are country boys, not farm boys Marthe48 Mar 2017 #15

I have a friend who was born in Ohio, then moved away. raging moderate Mar 2017 #27

I was born in Ohio, stayed my whole life Marthe48 Mar 2017 #31

A five dollar potato would be fair to everyone. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #16

Not a $5 potato ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #25

Here's what $20 billion buys you ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #35

I feel that hitech tower farms will be the future of farming. Blue_true Mar 2017 #17

You could not be more wrong GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #41

I suggest that you look up tower farms, wavelength tuned grow lights and Blue_true Mar 2017 #48

I work in agriculture GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #49

The list of vertically farmed fruit and vegetables Blue_true Mar 2017 #54

Way to promote Democracy. WillowTree Mar 2017 #44

We're not worried about democracy...we want to do what's right. ileus Mar 2017 #50

Wow!!! Just WOW!!! WillowTree Mar 2017 #52

Sometimes I genuinely think we need 2 separate presidents butdiduvote Mar 2017 #10

I have come to feel that we need to split into two countries. Blue_true Mar 2017 #21

well, in my neighborhood nobody really cares if the culture of rural America disappears from geek tragedy Mar 2017 #14

They care about the END, but don't care about the MEANS to get there. Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2017 #20

I'm a rural Texan luvMIdog Mar 2017 #28

I've been wondering this since the Bush years. Initech Mar 2017 #30

I don't think blanket insults are productive. Making assumptions about anyone who is rural? luvMIdog Mar 2017 #34

I apologize for lumping you with everyone else ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #36

Thank you :) I appreciate you saying so :) luvMIdog Mar 2017 #37

A lot of people like my hubby and me marlakay Mar 2017 #47

I went to college in Wilmington (featured in article) theglammistress Mar 2017 #38

I went to Wilmington as a kid in the late 70's and early 80's to see the Bengals practice. Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2017 #39

I really detest hearing about "small town values" Skittles Mar 2017 #40

Sadly, you can't change a fool Dan Mar 2017 #46

hey, watch your mouth vlyons Mar 2017 #51

I agree with luvMIdog and vlyons Bayard Mar 2017 #53