Articles for Rural Voters

'Worst-case scenarios are really bad': Trump reportedly on track to 'betray' his base
1 week, 3 days ago

'Worst-case scenarios are really bad': Trump reportedly on track to 'betray' his base

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is on the verge of betraying some of his strongest supporters in rural America, a report suggests. "It’s hard to imagine that rural will not suffer and will not hurt, and it’s hard to imagine that rural will not respond.” Trump trounced vice president Kamala Harris by about 60 percent to 40 percent in the nation's roughly 3,100 …

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What the campaign feels like in Wisconsin
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What the campaign feels like in Wisconsin

Politico  

What the campaign feels like in Wisconsin Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while wearing a safety vest on the tarmac in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Wednesday. One big question is whether Trump is close to “maxing out” with rural voters, given how big his gains were in 2016, and how flat the population growth is in many places. …

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Former President Clinton travels to Georgia to rally rural Black voters to the polls
2 months, 1 week ago

Former President Clinton travels to Georgia to rally rural Black voters to the polls

LA Times  

Former President Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Ga., on Sunday to rally behind the upbeat campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris for the office he once held. Georgia is one of seven states seen as pivotal in this year’s presidential race, and turnout among Black voters could hold the key for Democrats to winning the state’s 16 electoral votes. He …

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These rural voters are over Tim Walz
2 months, 1 week ago

These rural voters are over Tim Walz

Politico  

These rural voters are over Tim Walz New Window Scenes from the community of Albert Lea, Minnesota. “But even if Walz is better than some other Democrats at talking to rural voters, how many people in a county like this one are even listening?” asks David Siders in this week’s Friday Read, a dispatch from a county that once loved …

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Kamala Harris’ campaign in Georgia and North Carolina deploys a baffling new surrogate.
2 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris’ campaign in Georgia and North Carolina deploys a baffling new surrogate.

Slate  

Barely three weeks remain until Election Day, which means that the Kamala Harris campaign is pulling out all the stops. Fresh off a garbled and senescent-sounding speech at the Democratic National Convention, Bill is hitting the trail on Harris’ behalf—not to court Republicans, who don’t particularly like the Democratic ex-president, but to woo rural voters and “younger Black men” in …

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Harris campaign says Walz offers "playbook" for trimming Trump's advantage with rural voters
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris campaign says Walz offers "playbook" for trimming Trump's advantage with rural voters

Salon  

As Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly-minted running mate Tim Walz embark on their late summer swing-state circuit, their campaign is setting up infrastructure and testing messages that they think can appeal to rural voters and shave away the GOP's statewide margins across the Midwest and Rust Belt. That same election cycle, Democrats lost several key rural House seats …

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Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina
6 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

Associated Press  

OXFORD, N.C. — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have their sights on a handful of battleground states in the White House race, and North Carolina is one of them. Trump’s record with North Carolina’s rural counties In a state with the second highest rural population in the country, winning over those voters is essential. Democrats may not win outright …

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Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up
6 months, 1 week ago

Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up

Associated Press  

OXFORD, N.C. — She opens the door wearing a gray tank top, Hello Kitty pajama pants and pink fuzzy slippers. “The question is: How big do they lose?” Challenges for North Carolina Democrats Rural voters are an important part of Biden’s campaign in North Carolina, according to North Carolina communications director Dory MacMillan. Both the state party and Trump’s campaign …

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Rural white voters in Wisconsin could decide America’s election
7 months ago

Rural white voters in Wisconsin could decide America’s election

The Economist  

United States | The country road to the White House Rural white voters in Wisconsin could decide America’s election They are less enthusiastic about Donald Trump than their counterparts elsewhere Image: Matthew Ludak T he last time Larry Jost, a sixth-generation Wisconsinite, even considered supporting a Republican was in primary school. Wisconsin, rural population, 2023 Rural counties* Rural white voters†, …

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A new Democratic ad campaign targets one of Trump's most loyal blocs: Rural voters
7 months, 1 week ago

A new Democratic ad campaign targets one of Trump's most loyal blocs: Rural voters

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — A Democratic group is rolling out a new $140 million ad campaign that aims to chip away at Donald Trump's support among one of his most loyal voting blocs: rural voters. A new Democratic ad campaign targets one of Trump's most loyal blocs: Rural voters The ads, from American Bridge 21st Century, will begin airing Monday in …

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HDK accuses D K Suresh of giving gift coupons to voters in Bengaluru Rural seat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

HDK accuses D K Suresh of giving gift coupons to voters in Bengaluru Rural seat

The Hindu  

Accusing the Election Commission of not ensuring transparency in parliamentary elections in Bengaluru Rural constituency, former Chief Minister H.D. DKS asks about cards being distributed by HDK Reacting to the allegation of Mr. Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Like a coward, he has made his brother-in-law content in Bengaluru Rural while he has run away from the electoral battle.” He …

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‘Nimbys holding back rural communities’, poll finds
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Nimbys holding back rural communities’, poll finds

The Independent  

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To beat Donald Trump, Nikki Haley tries to expand coalition, and fast
1 year ago

To beat Donald Trump, Nikki Haley tries to expand coalition, and fast

India Today  

Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley has risen in opinion polls in recent months largely on the back of college-educated, affluent, suburban professionals, many of whom have tired of Donald Trump's caustic rhetoric and legal troubles. After the event, Hardy said he was leaning toward Haley thanks to her straightforward answers to audience questions and what he described as her "down …

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This butterfly farmer wants to strengthen the Republican Party's hold on Alabama
1 year, 3 months ago

This butterfly farmer wants to strengthen the Republican Party's hold on Alabama

NPR  

This butterfly farmer wants to strengthen the Republican Party's hold on Alabama Enlarge this image toggle caption Quentin Renard Gunn for NPR Quentin Renard Gunn for NPR ATHENS, Ala. — John Wahl spends his afternoons tending to the cocoons and fluttering creatures on his butterfly farm. Sponsor Message That's because he is chairman of the Republican Party of Alabama and, …

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A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024

NPR  

A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024 Enlarge this image toggle caption Eamon Queeney for NPR Eamon Queeney for NPR ROXBORO, N.C. — Anderson Clayton understands why young people have problems with the Democratic Party. Clayton's call to action "Rural areas right now are dying, and people for years have just sat there and …

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Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do?
1 year, 5 months ago

Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do?

NPR  

Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. Enlarge this image toggle caption Eamon Queeney for NPR Eamon Queeney for NPR Young and rural voters are two voting blocs that can help swing elections in battleground states. toggle caption Eamon Queeney for NPR "I do think that Democrats get rural communities wrong in the sense that they don't quite understand …

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Jeremy Hunt among Tories at risk as rural support for Labour soars – poll
1 year, 6 months ago

Jeremy Hunt among Tories at risk as rural support for Labour soars – poll

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surge in support for …

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Jan Samwad programmes: CM Khattar strikes a chord with Kurukshetra rural voters
1 year, 7 months ago

Jan Samwad programmes: CM Khattar strikes a chord with Kurukshetra rural voters

Hindustan Times  

The three-day Jan Samwad programme of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar ended in Kurukshetra on Wednesday. The programmes got an overwhelming response among masses but we will have to see whether the BJP and the CM managed to persuade the sarpanches, who have been slamming the government for e-tendering,” said a Karnal-based retired political science professor Dr Ramji Lal. Faces …

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California Politics: Dominion voting machine conspiracies sow chaos in rural California
1 year, 9 months ago

California Politics: Dominion voting machine conspiracies sow chaos in rural California

LA Times  

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell talks to reporters at the Republican National Committee winter meeting in Dana Point in January. “That fact, it’s very concerning to me.” Dominion is one of the largest suppliers of voting machines and software in the U.S., and currently runs voting machines in 41 of California’s 58 counties. A fight over prison labor could come to …

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Why Donald Trump is still favourite for the Republican nomination
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Donald Trump is still favourite for the Republican nomination

The Telegraph  

As Donald Trump prepares to hold his first 2024 campaign events on Saturday, many have assumed he is a busted flush. Surely the Republican Party would not nominate someone who lost the last election, and whose congressional candidates got trounced in the recent midterms. It is true that Mr Trump has lost support within the Republican National Committee, the party's …

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Rural voters ‘in the trenches’ on climate, leery of Biden
2 years ago

Rural voters ‘in the trenches’ on climate, leery of Biden

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Drought in California meant Raquel Krach, a rice farmer and graduate student in the Sacramento Valley, planted very little. The impacts of climate change hit communities across the country, including Krach’s, yet voters in rural communities are the least likely to feel Washington is in their corner on the issue. AP VoteCast, a sweeping survey of the …

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Dem governor: Caring is key to connecting with rural voters
2 years ago

Dem governor: Caring is key to connecting with rural voters

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. “And to show that you care about them, and to earn their trust that you do truly care about them.” Beshear said his party’s candidates need to show up with a core message centered on good-paying jobs, access to quality health care and good public schools — all issues that he sees as resonating with …

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Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Will they do it again?
2 years, 3 months ago

Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Will they do it again?

NPR  

Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicole Buchanan for NPR Nicole Buchanan for NPR ALBANY, Ga. — Johnnie Armstrong says he has voted in Albany since 1955, so he remembers an era when local officials tried to keep Black voters like him from the ballot box. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicole Buchanan …

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Punjab elections: Rural voters outdo urban ones in Mohali
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab elections: Rural voters outdo urban ones in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

Voters from villages and colonies under the Mohali Urban segment left behind those from sectors and phases by 16% when it comes to polling witnessed during the Punjab assembly elections on Sunday. A similar trend was seen in the Kharar segment, though urban voters fared better than rural voters in Dera Bassi. Dera Bassi recorded the highest turnout of 69.25%, …

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