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Mick Travis

(106 posts)
21. Rural Amerikkka
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 12:21 PM
Aug 2020

Make no mistake, Trump is still, despite everything, killing us in rural America. I remember 2016 election night per rural voting and flyover states. I've been following election results as they come in since Kennedy/Nixon, and never has there been such a disparity. What used to be 60/40 Repub results were 85/15, and, unless the USPS issue wakes them the hell up, it will be 90/10 this time. Trump has hypnotized his followers into thinking "the people of color are coming for you. They want to take away your guns. Joe/Kamala are controlled by Antifa, and BLM are radical revolutionaries who want the white race eliminated". These people only communicate with each other and their controlled Facebook feeds. They consider FoxNews and George W. Bush as "libruls". I spent a couple of weeks recently with my Trump-loving brother in rural America and they're running scared and running ugly.

Of course there are good people out there in the hinterlands who are not racist, sexist, homophobic, etc., but they are in the extreme minority.

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I have not seen 47% anywhere. I am seeing ten or above always. That is cool. LizBeth Aug 2020 #1
if it was a Democrat behaving like Trump, s/he'd be at 5% Skittles Aug 2020 #2
47%? The clip said 42% for Trump 53 % for Joe redstateblues Aug 2020 #3
Mind boggling. Ohiogal Aug 2020 #4
If we are not careful.. yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #5
I went down town today and at a busy intersection was a bunch of tRump humpers.... mitch96 Aug 2020 #17
The 42% are racists, evangelicals, and racist evangelicals. OneBro Aug 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2020 #7
decent Rant yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #8
Good words. But, jebus on a hamberder, what the kofeve is relebtless? jaxexpat Aug 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2020 #10
The Fifth Avenue voters klook Aug 2020 #11
I will build a wall to keep the darkies out Cicada Aug 2020 #12
Since he hasn't lost any support torius Aug 2020 #13
I guess he HAS TO SHOOT SOMEONE ON 5TH AVE to get their attention... yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #14
Because 42% of the nation, your compatriots, frazzled Aug 2020 #15
As a reminder, Hoover got nearly 40 percent bottomofthehill Aug 2020 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2020 #18
Maybe they are smart enough to recognize just how stupid they are going to look when Trump is headed usaf-vet Aug 2020 #19
I think they're manipulating the polls so it looks more believable if he "wins". nt woodsprite Aug 2020 #20
+1 2naSalit Aug 2020 #25
Rural Amerikkka Mick Travis Aug 2020 #21
Do they really want a dictator? yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #22
Mika almost had it there - and turned away, as everyone else does amcgrath Aug 2020 #23
Because there are many racists and misogynists and othe bigots in this country JI7 Aug 2020 #24
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