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Can Democrats Win Back Rural America? Mark Neumann & Erica Smith Say Yes. So Does Bernie
Bernie beat Hillary by double digits in the Wisconsin presidential primary. I want to look at the 18 counties, most of which are rural,...

Howie Klein
Feb 12, 20226 min read
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Progressive Politics Make Sense For Rural Americans-- Meet Scott Comegys In Central New York
One of the ways I'm introduced to new candidates is from other candidates I know and trust. In the case of Scott Comegys, in rural...

Howie Klein
Feb 1, 20226 min read
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Are Rural Voters Elusive? Lately, Only For Democrats
At the tail end of the so-called "Roaring Twenties," just before the Republicans' Great Depression hit, the presidential election saw...

Howie Klein
Nov 6, 20218 min read
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Rich Democrats Abandoned The Working Class-- So Guess Who's Been Abandoning The Democrats
As the Democrats expanded the party tent to embrace more upper-middle class voters and Big Money special interests, party support and...

Howie Klein
Oct 6, 20219 min read
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Erica Smith Pledge: For Every Dollar Donated, We’ll Knock On A Door In A County Trump Won In 2020
1$=1 Door -by Erica Smith I’m writing to my Down With Tyranny and Blue America friends today to tell you about an exciting new initiative...

Howie Klein
Aug 23, 20213 min read
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Democrats Can Win The Midterms-- But The DCCC Can't
Every time I've done anything Google related this week, I've gotten a Gavin Newsom ad. They're annoying and they're constant-- so...

Howie Klein
Aug 23, 20216 min read
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Voters Don't Know What The Hell The Way Too Big Democratic Tent Even Stands For Anymore
You may recall how bent out of shape I was by a recent YouGov survey of rural voters in Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina,...

Howie Klein
Jun 9, 20215 min read
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Can A Progressive Win A Rural Toss-Up Congressional District?
California’s 21st congressional district is politically unique. David Valadao, a Republican who voted to impeach Trump yet voted with him...

Howie Klein
Jun 6, 20214 min read
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Wake Up Democrats... Before It's Too Late
This CBS News report on Brian Sicknick's mother and partner, Sandra Garza reacting to cold Republican indifference to Brian's death, is...

Howie Klein
Jun 1, 20218 min read
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Progressives Run To Win In Rural Areas Too
Washington's second congressional district consists of 5 counties. By land use, they're pretty rural, although Snohomish and Whatcorn are...

Howie Klein
Jun 1, 20216 min read
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Can Democrats Do Better Among Rural Voters? Take Florida
There are 30 counties in Florida with significant rural areas. Jefferson, Liberty and Lafayette counties, in fact, are completely rural--...

Howie Klein
May 29, 20215 min read
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Rural Voters: The DCCC Needs REAL New Leadership--Not Just Musical Chairs... And IMMEDIATELY
This morning began with both Sabato's Crystal Ball and Politico (ok, ok... just National Review editor Rich Lowry at Politico),...

Howie Klein
May 20, 20215 min read
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Are Rural Voters As Dumb As Cowshit? Let's Look At Utah And Texas (Yesterday)
When Mitt Romney walked out onto the stage at the Utah Republican convention yesterday, the boos were loud and sustained. Hearing the...

Howie Klein
May 2, 20215 min read
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Democrats Used To Dominate Rural Districts-- Why Has That Changed So Drastically?
Mark Mellman is the worst kind of Democratic Party operative you can find-- a conservative who wound up rising to power in the wrong...

Howie Klein
Dec 2, 202012 min read
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