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“Weird” And Its Popular Cousin “Creepy” Are Freaking Republicans Out In A Way “Fascist” Never Did
But Is “Weird” Too Complimentary A Term For Trump And Vance? Yesterday, Melissa Cropper wrote As a Rural Ohioan, I See J.D. Vance for Who...

Howie Klein
Aug 6, 20246 min read


Does JD Vance Have Anything At All To Offer America Besides His Own Hollow, Rotten Careerism?
On CNN yesterday, Andy Beshear demonstrated how he might handle Vance if Kamala picks him to be her running mate: “J.D. Vance is a phony;...

Howie Klein
Jul 23, 20247 min read


Dan Ruby Likes Taking On Near-Impossible Problems— He’s Running For Congress In A Ruby Red District
Oregon has six congressional districts. 4 are pretty blue; one’s swingy and one is deep red. Dan Ruby thinks there’s a narrow path to...

Howie Klein
Jul 11, 20247 min read


Fascists Thwarted In France— The Left Comes In First... Nazis Sank To Third Place
Le Pen's Fake Moderation Didn't Work This Time Le Monde ran an article— picked up and translated into English by The Guardian— yesterday:...

Howie Klein
Jul 7, 20249 min read


As Republican Policies Destroy Their Lives, Rural Voters Are The Heart Of The MAGA Movement
In his new book, Feeding A Divided America: Reflections Of A Western Rancher In The Era Of Climate Change, Giles Stockton, among other...

Howie Klein
Jun 25, 202416 min read


Donald Trump Is Dangerous For Women Everywhere... Also For Men And Pets
A New Ad Campaign Aimed At Wavering Rural Voters Please, take a look at this video from a major Democratic campaign group, American...

Howie Klein
May 15, 20244 min read


Did Trump "Cure" The Opioid Epidemic In Rural America? Or Did His Policies Make It Even Worse?
In 2016, Trump campaigned, at least in rural areas, that he would “cure” the opioid crisis. He didn’t. A 2020 report by the National...

Howie Klein
Dec 6, 20234 min read


What Makes Someone Identify With One Of The Two Establishment Political Parties
Fewer And Fewer People Are Seeing Themselves As Democrats Or Republicans Zach Shrewsbury is the progressive Democrat running for the West...

Howie Klein
Nov 5, 20238 min read


Trump Slithered Into The White House Because Of So-Called "Small Town Values"
The Republican Party is still viable because of so-called “small town values.” Yesterday, inspired by Paul Waldman’s look at Doug Burgum...

Howie Klein
Jun 21, 20235 min read


Let Me Apologize In Advance If The Phrase "Efffing Hick" Offends You. Now You Apologize For Trump
What does Jay-Z know? Probably a lot more about America than Doug Burgum does, like Lou Reed, Sinatra, Jay McInterney, Stevie Wonder,...

Howie Klein
Jun 20, 20237 min read


THE Democrats Can't Win The Open Missouri Senate Seat-- THIS Democrat Can
There 13 counties that either entirely or partially make up Missouri’s 18th state Senate district in the northeastern corner of the...

Howie Klein
Jul 23, 20224 min read


There Is A Way To Talk To GOP Voters Without Selling Out Your Values-- Meet J.R. Gaillot (D-FL)
Sometimes a race happens, and you see the effects for years to come. That seems to be the case in Florida. Two years ago, Blue America...

Howie Klein
Jul 12, 20224 min read


A Memo: If You Abandon Working Families, They Will Abandon You In November
Biden Thinks He Won Because Of Himself, Rather Than Because Trump Lost Alan Grayson launched his congressional campaign on Tuesday with a...

Howie Klein
Jun 16, 20226 min read


Forget About GOP Politicians For A Moment-- What Is Wrong With The People Who Vote For Them?
Yesterday we looked at how the rate of premature deaths are higher in red counties than blue counties. This morning a trio of Wall Street...

Howie Klein
Jun 11, 20224 min read


Mark Neumann... On What's Right With Small Town America
Last night Mark Newmann noted here that Biden's plan for rural America was a good start. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is...

Howie Klein
Apr 12, 20225 min read


Can Democrats Win Back Rural Voters?
No one ever thought a Democrat would be a front-runner in a Missouri Senate election, but Lucas Kunce is nothing like the GOP-light...

Howie Klein
Apr 11, 20225 min read


Gerrymandering In Arizona-- How Safe Is Far Right Crackpot Wendy Rogers' Seat?
-by Eva Putzova, Founder Catch Fire Movement In many states the rules of the redistricting process that takes place every 10 years after...

Eva Putzova
Apr 6, 20223 min read


Progressives Don't Write-Off Any Groups Of People
Hank Linderman, as we saw a few weeks ago when we first met him, is the head of the Kentucky Democratic Party's rural caucus. He's...

Howie Klein
Mar 23, 20224 min read


The Democratic Party Ignored Rural Voters-- Now Rural Voters Are Ignoring Democrats
Hank Linderman is the head of the Kentucky Democratic Party's rural caucus and he's running for Congress in a very rural-- and very red--...

Howie Klein
Feb 23, 202210 min read


Democrats Who Have Nothing To Say To Rural Communities But "Broadband" Won't Win
That Trump-- And The GOP-- Are Beloved In Rural Districts Is The Ultimate Con The video above was released the morning by Austin...

Howie Klein
Feb 17, 20227 min read
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