Rural Voters

Kentucky Bible Belt Patchwork Politics

R.T. Eby | Posted 06.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Southern Voters, Republican Kentucky, The South Democrats, Rural Voters, Bible Belt Politics, Scottsville KY, Kentucky, Allen County KY, Franklin KY, Nashville Bible Belt, South Democrats, Democratic Kentucky, Simpson County KY, Home News

Just above the buckle of the Bible Belt lie Simpson and Allen Counties. The demographics of the two counties are nearly indistinguishable. Except that one is Republican and the other Democratic.

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MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Refers To Rural Virginians As 'Rednecks'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Appalachia, Obama Appalachia, Andrea Mitchell, Rural Voters, Video, Politics News

One of the things we noticed as the race for the Democratic nomination wended its way toward its conclusion was how the media focused on those so-call...

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The Media of Choice In Appalachia

Charles Warner | Posted 05.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Bittergate, Appalachia, Rural Voters, White Voters, Media News

I think the "whiter, poorer, older, more rural and less educated" people of Appalachia are anxious about the future and about change, and thus, stick with old ideas and old media.

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Franken Called Limbaugh a Big Fat Idiot, But Just Who Was the Idiot in Limbaugh's Latest Con?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

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By dignifying anything that Limbaugh says, Kerry and Team Obama do a disservice to the success that Obama's retooled stump tactics had in making the Indiana race closer.

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Message to Hillary (And the DNC): Win Indiana, And You're in the Money

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Blue Collar, The DNC, Youth Vote, Male, White House, Rural Voters, Barack Obama, Black Voters, Presidential Race, White, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, George Mcgovern, Indiana Primary, Politics News

A Clinton win among Democrats in the parts of Indiana that most resemble the rest of mid-America is irrefutable proof that she can go toe to toe with the GOP with these voters.

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Clinton: Not Exactly The Great White Hope

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nebraska, George W. Bush, Colorado, General Election, Media, Electoral College, China, South Dakota, Nevada, Virginia, Ohio, Superdelegates, West, Racism, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Islam, Alaska, John McCain, Rural Voters, Presidential Election, Clintons, Texas, Pennsylvania, Democrats, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Idaho, Japan, Midwest, Religion, Urban Issues, Muslims, South, Iowa, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Indiana, White Voters, Politics News

Were Hillary the great rural white savior that her campaign is depicting, she would have been able to dispatch a presidential neophyte like Barack Obama.

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Vote Demographics Spells Much Bigger Trouble for Obama than Pennsylvania Loss

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home

Read More: White House, Gop, Red States, Older Voters, Youth Vote, Pennsylvania, Rural Voters, Barack Obama, White Males, South and West, Democratic Primaries, African-Americans, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, GOP Presidents, Home News

Barack Obama's decisive Pennsylvania loss to Hillary Clinton was predictable and inevitable. Obama pretty much confirmed that when he tossed in the to...

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But I Want to Think Obama Understands Small Town Concerns

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

Don't tell me about how Sen. Obama grew up. His statements demonstrate he doesn't understand small town life or rural voters. Sen. Clinton is the one connecting with us. He could learn from her.

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Obama Won 62 Out of 72 Wisconsin Counties

Paul Loeb | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Clinton, Rural Voters, Wisconsin, Suburban Voters, Obama Wins Wiscosin, Wisconsin Primary, Politics News

As Obama continues to broaden his reach in each successive caucus or primary, Wisconsin should answer any lingering questions about his potential range of support.

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Poor Obama Showing In Rural Iowa Hints At Challenges Ahead

New York Times | JEFF ZELENY | Posted 01.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa Caucuses, Iowa Results, Rural Voters, Barack Obama, Politics News

As he accepted his victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, Senator Barack Obama presented his presidential candidacy as a vessel to wipe away par...

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