re: In fighting for rural america, I am afraid the GOP is going too far. (long)

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Why else would a republican majority Senate, House, and President be unable to create a bill they can agree on?

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Too many have a vested interest in keeping things the mostly same?? Just a guess.

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I am noticing the republican party doing THE EXACT SAME THING regarding rural voters. Don't misunderstand me; like african americans and other groups the dems appeal to, there does exist some systematic reasons why rural america is seeing so much rot and decline. Unbalanced trade deals, environmental and other regulations that disproportionately affect rural citizens (gas tax, for example). But in appealing to these people, who for the first time, are basically all over the country giving GOP more and more power at all levels, the GOP is abandoning some of its principles, including personal responsibility.

The irony is that the biggest issues that affect rural america are the same issues that are wrecking urban america: out of wedlock births, rampant drug and alcohol use, government dependency, and crime.

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You are missing the most important factors. Recall Van Jones' show where he sat at the kitchen table in Warren, Ohio-- inquiring the diehard lifelong union democrats votes for Trump...

They point blank told him they were afraid of the democrats taking away their gun rights; and how hunting and the literal deer meat was the only way they were not put on government assistance and could feed their families.

These people are the working class, some work swing shifts in Lordstown, Ohio auto plants. Folks tend to bash them but they make 33 dollars an hour and have damned good union benefits. In todays economy 33 dollars an hour isn't what it used to be. They are not drug user baby maker white and black trash hillbillies that produced the wall of red votes for Trump.

They are hard working people that used to be respected. Children of the children of the brave heroes of WWII, raised to not belly ache and work their butts off. During the depression people helped each other, back when a cup of sugar was worth the value of your 36,000 dollar automobile. No one wondered about fluid sexes of their babies or who slept with whom in gay orgies. It was, do unto others as you would have done to yourself.

Section eight housing and the projects are a completely different story. This epidemic of government dependency needs to stop. If Ben Carson can't fix it---nobody can.

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There is absolutely zero either party can do to change what are cultural issues. Sessions wants to push ineffectual DARE again to address the drug issues and it will be just as worthless this time around. What's the point of bringing up issues, as a politician, if you can offer no solutions, as a polictican?

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republicans are losing their way on personal responsibility.

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Ever since Reagan. Not a late development.

I heard a Trump message as "stop voting dem because they are clearly not working for your interests and give me a try. I will bring jobs back."
A little different than the "free shite + Obama phones" that the Dems promise to AA constituents.