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StClone

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1. Rural Rubes vs informed eletorate in the Cities.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 12:04 PM

Nov 2020

They know how to weld, can back a 18-wheeler, figure out a short in their home wiring, know how to use a GPS guided $500K John Deere farm machine, but once they listen to Rush, Hannity, and Levin they turn to stupid mush.

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# of towns in Minnesota that gave Trump 80% of the vote: 2016: 168; 2020: 310. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP

Rural Rubes vs informed eletorate in the Cities. StClone Nov 2020 #1

This is a weirdly classist take. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #2

But is it accurate? StClone Nov 2020 #3

I think city folks don't understand the influence of talk radio out here. Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #4

Progressive AM/FM Radio? Very few except by satellite subscription StClone Nov 2020 #5

AM 950 ("The Progressive Voice of Minnesota) dflprincess Nov 2020 #6