More than 300 rural hospitals could close due to Trump/Republican Medicaid cuts.
Rural areas will also be hit especially hard by food stamp cuts.
And public broadcasting stations in rural areas could shut down if the Senate passes its rescission bill.
I thought Republicans loved rural America?
Rural areas will also be hit especially hard by food stamp cuts.
And public broadcasting stations in rural areas could shut down if the Senate passes its rescission bill.
I thought Republicans loved rural America?
July 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
More than 300 rural hospitals could close due to Trump/Republican Medicaid cuts.
Rural areas will also be hit especially hard by food stamp cuts.
And public broadcasting stations in rural areas could shut down if the Senate passes its rescission bill.
I thought Republicans loved rural America?
Rural areas will also be hit especially hard by food stamp cuts.
And public broadcasting stations in rural areas could shut down if the Senate passes its rescission bill.
I thought Republicans loved rural America?
No one is talking about congestion pricing in rural areas.
December 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
No one is talking about congestion pricing in rural areas.
Also, as we all know, there are lots of rural areas that don't vote GOP.
Coincidentally, they're all the rural areas that aren't majority-white.
We do ourselves a real disservice pretending the "rural-urban divide" in politics is real. It ain't. Full stop.
Coincidentally, they're all the rural areas that aren't majority-white.
We do ourselves a real disservice pretending the "rural-urban divide" in politics is real. It ain't. Full stop.
July 30, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Also, as we all know, there are lots of rural areas that don't vote GOP.
Coincidentally, they're all the rural areas that aren't majority-white.
We do ourselves a real disservice pretending the "rural-urban divide" in politics is real. It ain't. Full stop.
Coincidentally, they're all the rural areas that aren't majority-white.
We do ourselves a real disservice pretending the "rural-urban divide" in politics is real. It ain't. Full stop.
I hope that I am not right, but I do not think that the GOP fucking over rural areas will result in rural areas blaming the GOP: instead they'll double-down on blaming imaginary cultural enemies and resentment/fantasy about how the cities must be worse.
June 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I hope that I am not right, but I do not think that the GOP fucking over rural areas will result in rural areas blaming the GOP: instead they'll double-down on blaming imaginary cultural enemies and resentment/fantasy about how the cities must be worse.
Rural areas hit hardest by catastrophic storms are the same areas now in danger of losing their hospitals after Trump’s Medicaid cuts just passed.
July 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Rural areas hit hardest by catastrophic storms are the same areas now in danger of losing their hospitals after Trump’s Medicaid cuts just passed.
I feel pretty misunderstood by people living in rural areas, and yet mysteriously, this isn’t considered a problem.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
Republicans control all 3 branches of government. Even when they don't, both parties pump out constant rhetoric about "real Americans" living in rural areas.
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I feel pretty misunderstood by people living in rural areas, and yet mysteriously, this isn’t considered a problem.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
Josh Hawley acted like he was going to fight the Medicaid cuts that will hurt many thousands in his state - most his voters in rural areas.
Then he ran away.
Then he ran away.
June 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Josh Hawley acted like he was going to fight the Medicaid cuts that will hurt many thousands in his state - most his voters in rural areas.
Then he ran away.
Then he ran away.
Report: More Americans Moving Away From Urban Areas For Rural Life Where They Have Escalating Feud With Beaver
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March 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Report: More Americans Moving Away From Urban Areas For Rural Life Where They Have Escalating Feud With Beaver
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Texas Republicans are now running scared, afraid they will lose rural voters. Rural Texans are now flexing their muscles & are strongly opposed to Data Centers.
They were already mad at the Republicans for not wanting to fund public schools. The fact is private schools don’t work in rural areas
They were already mad at the Republicans for not wanting to fund public schools. The fact is private schools don’t work in rural areas
June 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Texas Republicans are now running scared, afraid they will lose rural voters. Rural Texans are now flexing their muscles & are strongly opposed to Data Centers.
They were already mad at the Republicans for not wanting to fund public schools. The fact is private schools don’t work in rural areas
They were already mad at the Republicans for not wanting to fund public schools. The fact is private schools don’t work in rural areas
"Rural voters" never means voters in rural areas like, say, the Mississippi Delta.
Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree. reut.rs/4dL2y14
Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree.
Perched behind the cash register at Stubs liquor store, Amy Van Duyn gazed out the window at a red-and-green gasoline price sign, which she said seemed to tick up daily.
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May 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"Rural voters" never means voters in rural areas like, say, the Mississippi Delta.
the result of the last two decades plus of rural areas developing a massive drug problem while quality of life substantially improved in urban areas was to make people in rural areas believe that if they had it bad, the cities, by definition, must be hellholes
June 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
the result of the last two decades plus of rural areas developing a massive drug problem while quality of life substantially improved in urban areas was to make people in rural areas believe that if they had it bad, the cities, by definition, must be hellholes
It's remarkable that the Biden administration spent money on rural red areas, which then voted enthusiastically for Trump, who has now repeatedly made moves to screw over those exact same areas.
July 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's remarkable that the Biden administration spent money on rural red areas, which then voted enthusiastically for Trump, who has now repeatedly made moves to screw over those exact same areas.
Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
Bondi Suggests Culver City Has a Crime Problem. Culver City Has a Problem With That.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
I’ve been organizing in rural areas since the first Trump administration. Rural Dems can make the difference in races at the top of the ticket.
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
November 29, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I’ve been organizing in rural areas since the first Trump administration. Rural Dems can make the difference in races at the top of the ticket.
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
I'm in a red rural area. I still cannot understand why rural areas continue to vote against their best interest.
March 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I'm in a red rural area. I still cannot understand why rural areas continue to vote against their best interest.
Angry rural white dudes think cities are violent crime-ridden hellholes, when crime rates are higher in rural areas -- thanks largely to... angry rural white dudes.
Reminds me of Chomsky's observation that drugs and the "crack epidemic" were at the bottom of most people's concerns in the 80s until Nancy Reagan and the GOP started a propaganda campaign about it. barnraisingmedia.com/migrant-crim...
Crime Is Down. Why Do So Many Rural Americans Think It’s Going Up?
In rural America, emphasis on migrant crime, bolstered by right wing propaganda, takes attention away from other, more pressing issues.
barnraisingmedia.com
October 27, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Angry rural white dudes think cities are violent crime-ridden hellholes, when crime rates are higher in rural areas -- thanks largely to... angry rural white dudes.
Rural areas are overwhelmingly Republican.
July 16, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Rural areas are overwhelmingly Republican.
Urban blue voters need to understand that if farm workers could vote, rural farming areas would turn blue overnight.
But they can’t. Stop punishing rural America just because only landlords control the vote.
But they can’t. Stop punishing rural America just because only landlords control the vote.
I mean, here's you answer.
People aren't "voting to end this stuff" as much as we think we are.
That's... why I'm beating the drum as loud as I can with this whole "Hi, urban blue voters! Farm workers need you to commit to ending slavery thing."
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People aren't "voting to end this stuff" as much as we think we are.
That's... why I'm beating the drum as loud as I can with this whole "Hi, urban blue voters! Farm workers need you to commit to ending slavery thing."
bsky.app/profile/meem...
Here in CA we had a ballot measure to abolish slavery and the state voted to KEEP IT instead.
After watching Prop 8 pass I realized you cannot trust CA to vote in favor of human rights, despite stereotypes about us being some kind of liberal commie hellscape.
After watching Prop 8 pass I realized you cannot trust CA to vote in favor of human rights, despite stereotypes about us being some kind of liberal commie hellscape.
October 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Urban blue voters need to understand that if farm workers could vote, rural farming areas would turn blue overnight.
But they can’t. Stop punishing rural America just because only landlords control the vote.
But they can’t. Stop punishing rural America just because only landlords control the vote.
Between medicaid cuts and restricting the immigrant doctors who actually serve rural areas, I've never seen a political movement so laser focused on killing their most loyal voters.
March 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Between medicaid cuts and restricting the immigrant doctors who actually serve rural areas, I've never seen a political movement so laser focused on killing their most loyal voters.
“There’s gonna be a big presence in DC, but it’s not just DC — I want to see this in rural areas, in suburban areas, in urban areas, in red states, purple states, blue states. It’s going to take all of us.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“There’s gonna be a big presence in DC, but it’s not just DC — I want to see this in rural areas, in suburban areas, in urban areas, in red states, purple states, blue states. It’s going to take all of us.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
If we want to win in rural areas, we have to come back to rural areas…
It’s not easy, but it is doable. Small gains in rural spaces make a big difference in races at the top of the ticket. Come back. We can do this.
It’s not easy, but it is doable. Small gains in rural spaces make a big difference in races at the top of the ticket. Come back. We can do this.
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If we want to win in rural areas, we have to come back to rural areas…
It’s not easy, but it is doable. Small gains in rural spaces make a big difference in races at the top of the ticket. Come back. We can do this.
It’s not easy, but it is doable. Small gains in rural spaces make a big difference in races at the top of the ticket. Come back. We can do this.
On the flip side, I’ve noticed that many people who are most willing to apologize for the voting and political choices of rural Americans….
are those who have either never actually lived in a rural/GOP area, or are people who are recent-ish transplants from urban/blue areas to rural areas.
are those who have either never actually lived in a rural/GOP area, or are people who are recent-ish transplants from urban/blue areas to rural areas.
July 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
On the flip side, I’ve noticed that many people who are most willing to apologize for the voting and political choices of rural Americans….
are those who have either never actually lived in a rural/GOP area, or are people who are recent-ish transplants from urban/blue areas to rural areas.
are those who have either never actually lived in a rural/GOP area, or are people who are recent-ish transplants from urban/blue areas to rural areas.
Folks in rural areas: The Big Beautiful Bill will close your local hospitals after the Medicaid cuts take effect. Tell your senators your community needs them to stay open!
June 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Folks in rural areas: The Big Beautiful Bill will close your local hospitals after the Medicaid cuts take effect. Tell your senators your community needs them to stay open!
This is the dynamic across most of America: Liberal cities generate revenue, which state governments then transfer to benefit conservative rural areas, whose residents despite city-dwellers and consistently vote to harm them. But politicians endlessly pander to rural voters and demonize cities.
Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is the dynamic across most of America: Liberal cities generate revenue, which state governments then transfer to benefit conservative rural areas, whose residents despite city-dwellers and consistently vote to harm them. But politicians endlessly pander to rural voters and demonize cities.
The poor, simple creature doesn't understand that the underpopulated rural areas, where Republicans have the power, report the vote quicker. The more populated urban areas, where Democrats have the power, take longer to report.
Trump: "I happen to think there was a lot of cheating going on in Virginia. We were leading all day long -- the Republicans. All of the sudden there was a ballot drop."
April 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The poor, simple creature doesn't understand that the underpopulated rural areas, where Republicans have the power, report the vote quicker. The more populated urban areas, where Democrats have the power, take longer to report.