He's got a point. If the Democrats continue to ignore flyover country, they're not going to get anywhere. Mitch McConnell, the living roadblock, doesn't look to be going anywhere in the near future. The Senate can and will be an anchor around the neck of the country unless the Democrats make progress there, and that means winning in rural states.
'Why Democrats Keep Losing Rural Counties Like Mine'
Why did Trump do so well with rural voters? From my experience, it’s not because local Democrats failed to organize in rural areas. Instead, after conversations with dozens of voters, neighbors, friends and family members in Dunn County, I’ve come to believe it is because the national Democratic Party has not offered rural voters a clear vision that speaks to their lived experiences. The pain and struggle in my community is real, yet rural people do not feel it is taken seriously by the Democratic Party.
